Mapping knowledge domains of Chinese digital library research output, 1994–2010

Limei Zhao () and Qingpu Zhang ()
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Limei Zhao: Harbin Institute of Technology
Qingpu Zhang: Harbin Institute of Technology

Scientometrics, 2011, vol. 89, issue 1, No 3, 87 pages

Abstract: Abstract The aim of this paper is to identify the research paradigms on digital libraries in China while compared with that of international digital libraries research via scientometric analysis. Co-word network constructed by keywords in documents and their co-occurrence relationships is a kind of mapping knowledge domains, which represents the cognitive and intellectual structure of science. A total of 6068 and 1250 papers published between 1994 and 2010 were, respectively retrieved from the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) and ScienceDirect databases with a topic search of digital libraries or digital library in abstracts of papers. This paper uses methods of co-word analysis, social network analysis and mapping knowledge domains as theory basis, with assistance of softwares of UCINET and Netdraw, to construct the co-word network of digital libraries/library research in China, present the study status quo and evolution on digital libraries/library in China and analyze the research paradigm structure of digital libraries/library in China.

Keywords: Digital libraries/library research; Co-word analysis; Social network analysis; Mapping knowledge domains; 91C15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D85 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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