LIS research trends in India: A content analysis of the promotion of library automation and networking in north eastern region (planner 2004-2014) articles

Main Authors: Shahaji, Waghmode, Jagdish, Kulkarni
Format: Journal PeerReviewed Book
Bahasa: eng
Terbitan: Laxmi Book Publishers , 2017
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Online Access: http://eprints.rclis.org/31665/1/777.pdf
http://eprints.rclis.org/31665/
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  • PLANNER is an annual convention initiated by INFLIBNET for North East region of India. The themes of the convention are nascent and attract library and information professional from all over India and abroad. Planner conventions are organized in following States: These are Assam (4), Meghalaya (2), Manipur (1), Mizoram (1), Nagaland (1) and Sikkim (1). But Tripura and Arunachal Pradesh states are not hosting Planner Convention till date. Present paper maps the contents of the last eight PLANNER proceedings on different parameters. The study explores themes, sub themes, venues, and number of papers, authors, authorship pattern, collaborations, and institutions. Researchers find that total 404 articles published in the proceedings. 757 authors are contributed in these publications. 162(40.10%) articles are single authored and 242(59.90%) articles are written by multiauthored. Average degree of collaboration is 0.60. Total 524 unique contributors are found in this study. Maximum contributors are male authors’ i.e.358 (68%) and Females authors are 166(32%). out of these contributors 431(82.25%) authors from Indian and 93(17.75%) authors from foreign