International Library and Information Science Research: A Comparison of National Trends

From the examination of the social and cognitive institutionalisation of the LIS research field in the studied countries we can find some explanations for the differences in topics and research methods used in the reported research. The social aspects of the structuring of education and research and the degree of organisation of the community differ widely from country to country. There have also been recent changes whose effects we would expect to have an impact on LIS research. There has been