Research by academic librarians at public universities in Ghana: emerging patterns from a survey and a bibliometric study
| dc.contributor.author | Lamptey, Richard Bruce | |
| dc.contributor.author | Boshoff, Nelius | |
| dc.contributor.orcid | 0000-0002-9431-5294 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-12-18T11:25:21Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-12-18T11:25:21Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020-05 | |
| dc.description | This article is published by journals.ac.za , 2020 and is also available at http://sajlis.journals.ac.za doi:10.7553/86-1-1833 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This study explores how the academic environment facilitates the ability of academic librarians at public universities in Ghana to fulfil their research and publication mandate. A web survey of academic librarians was conducted to explore the opportunities and resources for research. Based on a bibliometric analysis of journal articles, the study also investigated the nature of research production of academic librarians in Ghana, specifically their co-authorship patterns, publication outlets and research visibility. The results show that academic librarians mainly produce single-authored articles and articles that are co-authored within their home institution, with a preference for publishing in local journals. Their research visibility, operationalised as time-based citation scores derived from data in Google Scholar, is also limited in light of a lack of international co-authorship. Opportunities and resources for project participation, funding, conference participation and publishing are all mostly linked to having completed a research qualification. The results further suggest that, for some librarians, it seems indeed possible to engage in research despite the odds. | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | KNUST | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://sajlis.journals.ac.za doi:10.7553/86-1-183 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://ir.knust.edu.gh/handle/123456789/16066 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | journals.ac.za | |
| dc.title | Research by academic librarians at public universities in Ghana: emerging patterns from a survey and a bibliometric study | |
| dc.type | Article |