CONTENT ANALYSIS OF THE ABSTRACTS OF PH.D. THESES IN THE FIELD OF KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION SCIENCE (BETWEEN THE YEARS 1997-2014)

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MOHAMMADI MAHDI; Panahi Somayeh; SOHEILI AZIZ

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Journal: LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE Year:2015 | Volume:18 | Issue:3 (71) Page(s): 81-112

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CONTENT ANALYSIS OF THE ABSTRACTS OF PH.D. THESES IN THE FIELD OF KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION SCIENCE (BETWEEN THE YEARS 1997-2014)

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MOHAMMADI MAHDI | Panahi Somayeh | SOHEILI AZIZ | Issue Writer Certificate

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PH.D. THESESQ2

KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION SCIENCE STUDIESQ2

CONTENT ANALYSISQ1

SUBJECT TRENDSQ2

IRANQ2

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Purpose: Doctorial theses are an important source of research findings. The aim of this study was to investigate the PH.D. THESES in the field of Knowledge and Science Information studies through CONTENT ANALYSIS. Methodology: The research method was CONTENT ANALYSIS. Information was gathered through a checklist. The JITA classification system was implemented to investigate LIS SUBJECT TRENDS. Sample of the research consists of 125 the PH.D. THESES in KIS selected of four IRANian universities (Tehran, Shahid Chamran, Ferdowsi, and Islamic Azad University, Tehran Branch). Findings: The largest number theses belonged to the years 2012 (%20) and the lowest number to the 2002 (%8). The results show that % 55.2 of the theses were written by men and %44.08 women. Survey method was the most widely used research method (%60.8), %94.4 of abstracts were unstructured. The most emphasized area of the researches were the Information Technology (%39.2), Management Functionalities (%31.2), and Theoretical and General Studies (%29.6) respectively. Also, the sub-topic most researched was "Libraries as physical collections" (%11.6). Dr. Ali Shakoei and Dr. Abbas Horri were identified as the most frequent supervisors. Conclusion: Numbers of the theses are increasing in the field of Information Technology due to different factors such as use of the advanced technologies in the world to improving infrastructures. Originality/ Value: This research is the first CONTENT ANALYSIS study on PH.D. THESES in the field of KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION SCIENCE STUDIES in IRAN.

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MOHAMMADI, MAHDI, Panahi, Somayeh, & SOHEILI, AZIZ. (2015). CONTENT ANALYSIS OF THE ABSTRACTS OF PH.D. THESES IN THE FIELD OF KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION SCIENCE (BETWEEN THE YEARS 1997-2014). LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE, 18(3 (71) ), 81-112. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/102646/en

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MOHAMMADI MAHDI, Panahi Somayeh, SOHEILI AZIZ. CONTENT ANALYSIS OF THE ABSTRACTS OF PH.D. THESES IN THE FIELD OF KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION SCIENCE (BETWEEN THE YEARS 1997-2014). LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE[Internet]. 2015;18(3 (71) ):81-112. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/102646/en

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MAHDI MOHAMMADI, Somayeh Panahi, and AZIZ SOHEILI, “CONTENT ANALYSIS OF THE ABSTRACTS OF PH.D. THESES IN THE FIELD OF KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION SCIENCE (BETWEEN THE YEARS 1997-2014),” LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE, vol. 18, no. 3 (71) , pp. 81–112, 2015, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/102646/en

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