Topics of LIS Graduate Theses in Iranian Public Universities: 2005-2009

Sharafi, A.; Jalali Dizaji, A.; Alipoor Hafezi, M.

Topics of LIS Graduate Theses in Iranian Public Universities: 2005-2009

Document Type : Research َ Article

Authors

¹ M. A. of Library and Information Science

² Assistant Professor of Library and Information Science, Allame Tabatabaee University

³ Assistant Professor of Iranian Research Institute for Information Science and Technology

Abstract

Purpose: Categorizing topics of LIS thesis in Iranian public universities
Design/Methodology/Approach: 292 theses defended between 2005 and 2009 in 10 public
universities were categorized into 12 broad and 17 narrow subject groups according to
ISTA and LISTA classification schemes. Data was gathered using a control list. Analysis of
data was carried out using EXCEL and SPSS applications.
Findings: Librarianship with around 22%, retrieval 21%, bibliometrics 14%, search engines
11%, print electronic resources 6.5%, information industry and cataloguing each
with 6%, information management 5%, other topics 4%, electronic publishing 3%, scientific
communications 1.5%. No thesis was found in the field of classification

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