Cloud Computing in Context with Library and Information Science (LIS): A Scientometric Analysis and Knowledge Mapping

Rahaman, Md Safiqur; Bhakt Vaishali, Umakant

doi:10.22034/ijism.2023.1977807.0

Document Type : Articles

Authors

¹ Research Scholar, Shri Jagdishprasad Jhabarmal Tibrewala University, India.

² Associate Prof., Department of Library & Information Science, JJT University, District - Jhunjhunu, State Rajasthan, India

https://doi.org/10.22034/ijism.2023.1977807.0

Abstract

Cloud computing (CC) has been a buzzword in recent years. The application of cloud computing has been seen in almost all domains. It has also sparked interest in Libraries and the Information field because it provides new solutions to the emerging problem. The study aims to map LIS's global cloud computing literature between 2010 and 2021. Scientometric methods were employed to gauge the global research performance on cloud computing LIS. The analysis also identifies the leading countries, Institutions, authors, sources, funding agencies, authorship pattern, international collaboration, and most used author keywords on CC literature in LIS. The research data were retrieved from the Scopus database. 808 publications were downloaded and analyzed with the help of bibliometric tools such as Biblioshiny, Bibexcel, VOSviewer, and Microsoft Excel. The study results showed that research on cloud computing in LIS has a mounting trend in publications and citations during the 12-year study period. The highest number of research papers were published in 2020 (n=135), China produced the maximum research in the field with 194 publications, and the top three organizations identified from Taiwan contributed the maximum research. Cloud computing, big data, and Knowledge Management were acknowledged as LIS researchers' most important research area. However, e-learning, library services, systematic reviews, bibliometrics, and blockchain have gained recent research absorption. Two authorship patterns were the most prevalent among the LIS researchers, and the authors from China and the USA preferred to collaborate highest in the field.

Keywords

20.1001.1.20088302.2023.21.4.4.0

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International Journal of Information Science and Management (IJISM)

Cloud Computing in Context with Library and Information Science (LIS): A Scientometric Analysis and Knowledge Mapping

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Volume 21, Issue 4
October 2023
Pages 67-82

Cloud Computing in Context with Library and Information Science (LIS): A Scientometric Analysis and Knowledge Mapping

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Volume 21, Issue 4October 2023Pages 67-82

Volume 21, Issue 4
October 2023
Pages 67-82