Purpose This paper analyses the research in Library and Information Science (LIS) and reports on (1) the status of LIS research in 2015 and (2) on the evolution of LIS research longitudinally from 1965 to 2015. Design/methodology/approach The study employs a quantitative intellectual content...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to find out which research topics and methods in information science (IS) articles are used in other disciplines as indicated by citations. Design/methodology/approach The study analyzes citations to articles in IS published in 31 scholarly IS journals in...