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 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Medical students’ attitudes and perceptions towards the effectiveness of mobile learning: A comparative information-need perspective	39
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	25
The role of libraries in misinformation programming: A research agenda	19
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
Defining artificial intelligence for librarians	16
A study of university law students’ self-perceived digital competences	14
Research data management systems and the organization of universities and research institutes: A systematic literature review	14
Correlatives of business students’ perceived information literacy self-efficacy in the digital information environment	14
Cultural sustainability: A perspective from independent libraries in the United Kingdom and the United States	13
Neutrality in public libraries: How are we defining one of our core values?	13
The effect of librarians’ digital skills on technology acceptance in academic libraries in Jordan	13
Are you mentoring or coaching? Definitions matter	12
What is storytime good for and what makes storytime good? A survey of public library directors	11
Teachers’ perceived information literacy self-efficacy	11
Green libraries and green librarianship – Towards conceptualization	11
Leveraging information literacy: Mapping the conceptual influence and appropriation of information literacy in other disciplinary landscapes	11
Access to library services and facilities by persons with disability: Insights from academic libraries in Ghana	9
Deconstructing information literacy discourse: Peeling back the layers in higher education	9
A study on the discussion on Library 5.0 and the generation of Library 1.0 to Library 5.0	9
Information and communication technology skills among library and information science professionals: A predictor of enhanced library services	9
Democratic librarianship in the Nordic model	8
Academicians’ awareness, attitude, and use of open access during the COVID-19 pandemic	8
“I actually got my first job through my ex-colleague”: Employment-related information seeking behavior of Bangladeshi immigrants in Canada	8

Librarians’ support in improving health literacy: A systematic literature review	8
Not like riding a bike: How public libraries facilitate older people’s digital inclusion during the Covid-19 pandemic	8
Health information seeking and sharing behavior of young adults on social media in Pakistan	8
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
Young children’s information-seeking practices in center-based childcare	7
Journal and disciplinary variations in academic open peer review anonymity, outcomes, and length	7
The information-gathering practice of liberal professionals in a workplace setting: More than just seeking information	7
Exploring the topic structure and evolution of associations in information behavior research through co-word analysis	7
Researchers’ article sharing through institutional repositories and ResearchGate: A comparison study	7
Out of sight and out of mind: Bookmarks are created but not used	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
Evolution of institutional repositories: Managing institutional research output to remove the gap of academic elitism	7
Affordances supporting mothers’ engagement in information-related activities through Facebook groups	6
Information literacy in the legal workplace: Current state of lawyers’ skills in Pakistan	6
Students’ frequency of access to school library materials in transformative times	6
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
Best practices for managing innovations in public libraries in the USA	6
Preprint paper platforms in the academic scholarly communication environment	6
A mapping review of literature on Blockchain usage by libraries: Challenges and opportunities	6
Older adults’ eHealth literacy and the role libraries can play	6
Personal information management through ubiquitous devices: Students’ mobile self-efficacy and PIM practices	6
Information and information resources in COVID-19: Awareness, control, and prevention	6
Delivering services in the new normal: Recording the experiences of UK public library staff during the COVID-19 pandemic	5
On the evolution of library and information science doctoral dissertation topics in China	5
Status of open access scholarly journal publishing in Pakistan	5
The dance of knowledge management strategies in libraries: The case of the libraries of the Iranian universities of medical science	5
The expanding circles of information behavior and human–computer interaction	5
Shanghai Library as a human capital developer for a knowledge-driven socio-economic environment	5
The structure of information behavior dissertations 2009–2018: Theories, methods, populations, disciplines	5
Unveiling the research pattern and trends in library service quality studies: A meta-narrative review	5
Influence of publication on university ranking: Citation, collaboration, and level of interdisciplinary research	5
A gamified mobile application for first-year student orientation to promote library services	5
Library services enriching community engagement for dementia care: The Tales & Travels Program at a Canadian Public Library as a case study	5
Embedded librarians as research partners in South Korea	5
Digital library evaluation measures in academic settings: Perspectives from scholars and practitioners	5
A systematized review on data librarianship literature: Current services, challenges, skills, and motivational factors	5
Exploring librarians’ intentions to collaborate in research: A model integrating the Theory of Planned Behavior and Social Exchange Theory	5
The provision of smart service at academic libraries and associated challenges	5
Use of reference management software among postgraduate students in Greece	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
“Books, physical spaces, rules, people”: A holistic analysis of young Chinese children’s perceptions of public libraries	5
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
Global perspective on digital preservation policy: A systematic review	4
Open access journal publishing in the business disciplines: A closer look at the low uptake and discipline-specific considerations	4
Agriculture-based community engagement in rural libraries	4
Knowledge graph technology application in Chinese SSCI: An example of short videos research	4

The relationship between motivational factors and librarians’ professional development (PD): A systematic review	4
Innovation in the library: Adoption of smartphones in accessing electronic resources in a Ghanaian university	4
Defending the digital: Awareness of digital selectivity in historical research practice	4
Building and enhancing library services: Patrons’ awareness of, and engagement with social media in academic libraries in Ghana	4
Information seeking behaviors of environmental journalists	4
Librarians’ competencies for implementing embedded librarianship in university libraries	4
Capturing computational thinking in public libraries: An examination of assessment strategies, audience, and mindset	4
The role of feelings in personal information management behavior: Deleting and organizing information	4
Reaching into the basket of doom: Learning outcomes, discourse and information literacy	4
Relegating expertise: The outward and inward positioning of librarians in information literacy education	4
What are the options for library and information studies education reform in addressing racial inequity in the library profession in the UK?	4
Overlay journals: A study of the current landscape	4
An investigation of emerging COVID-19 research trends and future implications for LIS field: A bibliometric mapping and visualization	4
Librarians self-efficacy in ICT-based library operations and services: A survey of librarians working in libraries of Aligarh Muslim University Library System	4
Using current research information systems to investigate data acquisition and data sharing practices of computer scientists	4