OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Librarianship and Information Science is 4. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Medical students’ attitudes and perceptions towards the effectiveness of mobile learning: A comparative information-need perspective	37
Changes in reading behaviour of periodicals on mobile devices: A comparative study	34
Understanding fake news during the Covid-19 health crisis from the perspective of information behaviour: The case of Spain	23
Library and information science research in Pakistan: A bibliometric analysis, 1957–2018	19
What knowledge and attitudes inform public librarians’ interactions with library patrons in crisis?	16
Collaboration clusters, interdisciplinarity, scope and subject classification of library and information science research from Africa: An analysis of Web of Science publications from 1996 to 2015	16
The role of libraries in misinformation programming: A research agenda	16
Cultural sustainability: A perspective from independent libraries in the United Kingdom and the United States	13
Correlatives of business students’ perceived information literacy self-efficacy in the digital information environment	13
A study of university law students’ self-perceived digital competences	13
Neutrality in public libraries: How are we defining one of our core values?	12
Research data management systems and the organization of universities and research institutes: A systematic literature review	12
The effect of librarians’ digital skills on technology acceptance in academic libraries in Jordan	11
Defining artificial intelligence for librarians	10
Teachers’ perceived information literacy self-efficacy	10
Are you mentoring or coaching? Definitions matter	10
A study on the discussion on Library 5.0 and the generation of Library 1.0 to Library 5.0	9
Green libraries and green librarianship – Towards conceptualization	9
Access to library services and facilities by persons with disability: Insights from academic libraries in Ghana	9
What is the literacy supportive role of the school librarian in the United Kingdom?	8
I feel at home: Perspectives of homeless library customers on public library services and social inclusion	8
Moving with the media: An exploration of how migrant communities in New Zealand use social media	8
Academicians’ awareness, attitude, and use of open access during the COVID-19 pandemic	8
Information and communication technology skills among library and information science professionals: A predictor of enhanced library services	8
What is storytime good for and what makes storytime good? A survey of public library directors	8

Information behaviour of prison inmates in Malawi	8
Democratic librarianship in the Nordic model	7
Exploring the topic structure and evolution of associations in information behavior research through co-word analysis	7
Not like riding a bike: How public libraries facilitate older people’s digital inclusion during the Covid-19 pandemic	7
The information-gathering practice of liberal professionals in a workplace setting: More than just seeking information	7
Information landscapes as contexts of information practices	7
Modeling the process of personal digital archiving through ubiquitous and desktop devices: A systematic review	7
Researchers’ article sharing through institutional repositories and ResearchGate: A comparison study	7
Health information seeking and sharing behavior of young adults on social media in Pakistan	7
Young children’s information-seeking practices in center-based childcare	7
Leveraging information literacy: Mapping the conceptual influence and appropriation of information literacy in other disciplinary landscapes	7
Out of sight and out of mind: Bookmarks are created but not used	7
Examining the relationship between social inclusion and mobile libraries in the age of Internet connectivity: A qualitative study of mobile librarians around the globe	6
Personal information management through ubiquitous devices: Students’ mobile self-efficacy and PIM practices	6
Library makerspaces in China: A comparison of public, academic, and school libraries	6
“I actually got my first job through my ex-colleague”: Employment-related information seeking behavior of Bangladeshi immigrants in Canada	6
Older adults’ eHealth literacy and the role libraries can play	6
Librarians’ support in improving health literacy: A systematic literature review	6
Deconstructing information literacy discourse: Peeling back the layers in higher education	6
Evolution of institutional repositories: Managing institutional research output to remove the gap of academic elitism	6
Best practices for managing innovations in public libraries in the USA	6
Journal and disciplinary variations in academic open peer review anonymity, outcomes, and length	6
A mapping review of literature on Blockchain usage by libraries: Challenges and opportunities	6
Unveiling the research pattern and trends in library service quality studies: A meta-narrative review	5
Affordances supporting mothers’ engagement in information-related activities through Facebook groups	5
The dance of knowledge management strategies in libraries: The case of the libraries of the Iranian universities of medical science	5
Shanghai Library as a human capital developer for a knowledge-driven socio-economic environment	5
On the evolution of library and information science doctoral dissertation topics in China	5
The expanding circles of information behavior and human–computer interaction	5
Information literacy in the legal workplace: Current state of lawyers’ skills in Pakistan	5
The structure of information behavior dissertations 2009–2018: Theories, methods, populations, disciplines	5
Students’ frequency of access to school library materials in transformative times	5
Influence of publication on university ranking: Citation, collaboration, and level of interdisciplinary research	5
An empirical study of research ethics and their role in psychologists’ data sharing intentions using consequentialism theory of ethics	5
The effect of visual multimedia instructions against fake news spread: A quasi-experimental study with Nigerian students	5
Library services enriching community engagement for dementia care: The Tales & Travels Program at a Canadian Public Library as a case study	4
Defending the digital: Awareness of digital selectivity in historical research practice	4
Using current research information systems to investigate data acquisition and data sharing practices of computer scientists	4
Relegating expertise: The outward and inward positioning of librarians in information literacy education	4
Information seeking behaviors of environmental journalists	4
“Books, physical spaces, rules, people”: A holistic analysis of young Chinese children’s perceptions of public libraries	4
The relationship between motivational factors and librarians’ professional development (PD): A systematic review	4
Status of open access scholarly journal publishing in Pakistan	4
Innovation in the library: Adoption of smartphones in accessing electronic resources in a Ghanaian university	4
Reaching into the basket of doom: Learning outcomes, discourse and information literacy	4
Building and enhancing library services: Patrons’ awareness of, and engagement with social media in academic libraries in Ghana	4
Open access journal publishing in the business disciplines: A closer look at the low uptake and discipline-specific considerations	4
An investigation of emerging COVID-19 research trends and future implications for LIS field: A bibliometric mapping and visualization	4
Digital library evaluation measures in academic settings: Perspectives from scholars and practitioners	4
Capturing computational thinking in public libraries: An examination of assessment strategies, audience, and mindset	4

Global trends in digital preservation: Outsourcing versus in-house practices	4
Theory of planned behaviour factors and personality traits as determinants of the knowledge-sharing behaviour of pharmacists in Oyo State, Nigeria	4
Use of reference management software among postgraduate students in Greece	4
Embedded librarians as research partners in South Korea	4
Global perspective on digital preservation policy: A systematic review	4
Information and information resources in COVID-19: Awareness, control, and prevention	4
Knowledge graph technology application in Chinese SSCI: An example of short videos research	4