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Trend analysis of co-authorship network in Library Hi Tech

Fei-Fei Cheng (Institute of Technology Management, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan)
Yu-Wen Huang (Department of Information Management, National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi, Taiwan)
Der-Chian Tsaih (Department of Electronic Commerce Management, Nanhua University, Chiayi, Taiwan)
Chin-Shan Wu (Tunghai University, Taichung, Taiwan)

Library Hi Tech

ISSN: 0737-8831

Article publication date: 20 August 2018

Issue publication date: 7 March 2019

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to examine the evolution of collaboration among researchers in Library Hi Tech based on the co-authorship network analysis.

Design/methodology/approach

The Library Hi Tech publications were retrieved from Web of Science database between 2006 and 2017. Social network analysis based on co-authorship was analyzed by using BibExcel software and a visual knowledge map was generated by Pajek. Three important social capital indicators: degree centrality, closeness centrality and betweenness centrality were calculated to indicate the co-authorship. Cohesive subgroup analysis which includes components and k-core was then applied to show the connectivity of co-authorship network of Library Hi Tech.

Findings

The results indicated that around 42 percent of the articles were written by single author, while an increasing trend of multi-authored articles suggesting the collaboration among researchers in librarian research field becomes popular. Furthermore, the social network analysis identified authorship network with three core authors – Markey, K., Fourie, I. and Li, X. Finally, six core subgroups each included six or seven tightly connected researchers were also identified.

Originality/value

This study contributed to the existing literature by revealing the co-authorship network in librarian research field. Key researchers in the major subgroup were identified. This is one of the limited studies that describe the collaboration network among authors from different perspectives showing a more comprehensive co-authorship network.

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Citation

Cheng, F.-F., Huang, Y.-W., Tsaih, D.-C. and Wu, C.-S. (2019), "Trend analysis of co-authorship network in Library Hi Tech", Library Hi Tech, Vol. 37 No. 1, pp. 43-56. https://doi.org/10.1108/LHT-11-2017-0241

Publisher

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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