A Bibliometric Analysis of Race-Related Research in LIS

Philippe Mongeon; Alison Brown; Ratna Dhaliwal; Jessalyn Hill; Amber Matthews

doi:10.29173/cais1219

A Bibliometric Analysis of Race-Related Research in LIS

Authors

Philippe Mongeon
Alison Brown School of Information Management, Dalhousie University
Ratna Dhaliwal School of Information Management, Dalhousie Unviversity
Jessalyn Hill School of Information Studies, McGill University
Amber Matthews Faculty of Information and Media Studies, Western University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29173/cais1219

Abstract

The purpose of this work in progress is to quantify the amount of attention given to questions of racial inequity experienced by BIPOC in LIS research. We find that despite a recent surge in BIPOC-related research output, the publications are low in numbers and tend to receive fewer citations than other work in the same research area. BIPOC-related research is present but unevenly distributed across several areas of the field. These trends may help create and sustain momentum towards addressing the persistent lack of diversity and equity in LIS.

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Published

2021-05-31

How to Cite

Mongeon, P., Brown, A., Dhaliwal, R., Hill, J., & Matthews, A. (2021). A Bibliometric Analysis of Race-Related Research in LIS. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of CAIS Actes Du congrès Annuel De l’ACSI. https://doi.org/10.29173/cais1219