Abstracts
Abstract
The aim of the Canadian publications in Library and Information Science (LIS) database is to help break down the silos in which the two main target audiences – LIS faculty members and academic librarians – conduct their research. As part of a larger project entitled “Breaking down research silos”, we created a database of research contributions by Canadian LIS researchers (academics and practitioners). This was motivated by a desire to make research by Canadian LIS scholars and practitioners more visible and foster collaboration between these two groups. The aim of this paper is to introduce the database, describe the process through which it was created, provide descriptive statistics of the database content, and highlight areas for future development.
Keywords:
- Library and Information Science,
- Academic librarians,
- Canadian universities,
- Scholarly communication,
- Scholarly publishing,
- Open data
Résumé
L'objectif de la base de données des publications canadiennes en bibliothéconomie et sciences de l'information (BSI) est de contribuer à briser les silos dans lesquels les deux principaux publics cibles – les membres du corps professoral en BSI et les bibliothécaires universitaires – mènent leurs recherches. Dans le cadre d'un projet plus vaste intitulé « Briser les silos de la recherche », nous avons créé une base de données des contributions de recherche des chercheurs canadiens en BSI (universitaires et praticiens). Cette initiative a été motivée par le désir de rendre la recherche des universitaires et praticiens canadiens en BSI plus visible et de favoriser la collaboration entre ces deux groupes. L'objectif de cet article est de présenter la base de données, de décrire le processus de sa création, de fournir des statistiques descriptives sur le contenu de la base de données et de mettre en évidence les opportunités de développement futur.
Mots-clés :
- bibliothéconomie et sciences de l’information,
- bibliothécaires universitaires,
- universités canadiennes,
- données ouvertes,
- publication savante,
- communication savante
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