Research Article

Using field cocitation analysis to assess reciprocal and shared impact of LIS/MIS fields

  1. Cassidy R. Sugimoto1,
  2. Jean A. Pratt2,
  3. Karina Hauser3

Article first published online: 12 MAY 2008

DOI: 10.1002/asi.20863

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Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology

Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology

Volume 59, Issue 9, pages 1441–1453, July 2008

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Sugimoto, C. R., Pratt, J. A. and Hauser, K. (2008), Using field cocitation analysis to assess reciprocal and shared impact of LIS/MIS fields. J. Am. Soc. Inf. Sci., 59: 1441–1453. doi: 10.1002/asi.20863

Author Information

  1. 1

    School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27514

  2. 2

    Department of Business Information Systems, University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI 54702–4004

  3. 3

    Department of Management Information Systems, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322–3515

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 9 JUN 2008
  2. Article first published online: 12 MAY 2008
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 16 FEB 2008
  4. Manuscript Revised: 14 FEB 2008
  5. Manuscript Received: 12 AUG 2007

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Abstract

This study utilized bibliometric tools to analyze the relationship between two separate, but related, fields: Library and Information Science (LIS) and Management Information Systems (MIS). The top-ranked 48 journals in each field were used as the unit of analysis. Using these journals, field cocitation was introduced as a method for evaluating the relationships between the two fields. The three-phased study evaluated (a) the knowledge imported/exported between LIS and MIS, (b) the body of knowledge influenced by both fields, and (c) the overlap in fields as demonstrated by multidimensional scaling. Data collection and analysis were performed using DIALOG and SPSS programs. The primary findings from this study indicate that (a) the MIS impact on LIS is greater than the reverse, (b) there is a growing trend for shared impact between the two disciplines, and (c) the area of overlap between the two fields is predominately those journals focusing on technology systems and digital information. Additionally, this study validated field cocitation as a method by which to evaluate relationships between fields.

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