Library and Information Science Doctoral Research Appears to be Showing Less and Less Interest in Library Topics, and Concern among Practitioners May be Justified. A Review of:Finlay, C. S., Sugimoto, C. R., Li, D., & Russell, T. G. (2012). LIS dissertation titles and abstracts (1930–2009): Where have all the librar* gone? The Library Quarterly, 82(1), 29-46. doi:10.1086/662945

<b>Objective</b> – To determine whether library andinformation science (LIS) doctoral research atNorth American institutions has, over the lasteighty or so years, displayed a clear trendtoward addressing topics other than thoseassociated with librarianship and traditionallibrary function...

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Main Author: R. Laval Hunsucker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Alberta 2012-09-01
Series:Evidence Based Library and Information Practice
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Online Access:http://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/EBLIP/article/view/17454/14273