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Fifty Years of LIS Research in India: Trends and Developments


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1 University Library, Kuvempu University, Jnana Sahyadri - 577451, Karnataka, India
2 Dept. of Library & Information Science, Kuvempu University, Jnana Sahyadri - 577451, Karnataka, India
     

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Traces the trends and developments of LIS research in India for the past 50 years. The year 1992 is the most productive year for research output. Planning and management is the most favoured area for research by LIS researchers followed by user studies and bibliometrics. Karnataka University and its research guides are the most productive university and research guides in the field.

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India, Library and Information Science, Research, Doctoral Research, Ph.D.
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B. U. Kannappanavar
University Library, Kuvempu University, Jnana Sahyadri - 577451, Karnataka
India

M. Vijayakumar
Dept. of Library & Information Science, Kuvempu University, Jnana Sahyadri - 577451, Karnataka
India


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Authors

B. U. Kannappanavar
University Library, Kuvempu University, Jnana Sahyadri - 577451, Karnataka, India
M. Vijayakumar
Dept. of Library & Information Science, Kuvempu University, Jnana Sahyadri - 577451, Karnataka, India

Abstract


Traces the trends and developments of LIS research in India for the past 50 years. The year 1992 is the most productive year for research output. Planning and management is the most favoured area for research by LIS researchers followed by user studies and bibliometrics. Karnataka University and its research guides are the most productive university and research guides in the field.

Keywords


India, Library and Information Science, Research, Doctoral Research, Ph.D.