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Lesia Baiko
Lviv Polytechnic National University
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Farzaneh Ghanadinezhad 10th Dec, 2020

Shahid Chamran
University of Ahvaz
Big Data Processing, Digital Content Management,
Virtual Libraries and Smart Libraries, Future Studies in
LIS, Digitization and smartening of services
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Somipam R Shimray 22nd Nov, 2017

Babasaheb Bhimrao
Ambedkar University
I would rather suggest to go with your research interest

area and excel.
l Answers (117) 1 2
Dr .S.Sudhahar 16th Nov, 2017

Thiagarajar College of
Engineering
User Study and Metrics Study
Gianluca Argentini 16th Nov, 2017
Mathematics Nord Est
Centre, Italy
Dear Lesia, for me in Library Information Science an
important research area is efficient methods for text
and images recognition from paper-docs-books to
digitalized-docs-books, useful for fast and effective
textual and images searching. Gianluca
Mayank Trivedi 17th Nov, 2017
The Maharaja Sayajirao
University of Baroda
IoT in Library and Information Science is the emerging

topic for Research
Avishag Gordon 17th Nov, 2017
Technion - Israel Institute
of Technology
Hi,
It seems that bibliometrics has entered the library

scene in recent years, mainly in academic libraries.
There are libraries that hold a special position for a
person who is searching publications and citations of
faculties and researchers to evaluate their scientific
achievements.
Forrest Link 17th Nov, 2017
The College of New
Jersey
I would argue that there is much to be done regarding

the changing face of reference and user service,
especially as libraries struggle to justify themselves in
the age of Google. There are many who believe
libraries are no longer necessary, so new ways are
being suggested and developed to promote libraries.
Julie Hughbanks 20th Nov, 2017
Parkview Health
Information literacy
Kos, D., & Špiranec, S. (2015, October). Understanding

the Field of Critical Information Literacy: A Descriptive
Analysis of Scientific Articles. In European Conference
on Information Literacy (pp. 579-589). Springer, Cham.
Other ideas
Hong, L., & Junping, Q. (2013). Hot Research Domains

and Research Fronts on Library and Information
Science in the Recent Twenty Years. Libraly Journal,
32(9), 14-20.
Kasim muhammad Bala 21st Nov, 2017
Federal University of
Technology Minna
information resources and management of change in
libraries
Carlo Bianchini 21st Nov, 2017

University of Pavia
Information literacy and reference service are two key

fields for libraries and users in a more and more
changing technological environment.
Somipam R Shimray 22nd Nov, 2017
Babasaheb Bhimrao
Ambedkar University
I would rather suggest to go with your research interest

area and excel.
Charles Oppenheim 22nd Nov, 2017
I agree with Somipam. There is no "best" area. If you

want to do researech in this field, you should make
your own mind up on what interests you the most.
Daud Khan 22nd Nov, 2017
Aligarh Muslim University
Knowledge Management
Cite 1 Recommendation
Mallikarjuna Ch 23rd Nov, 2017
Indian Institute of
Technology Hyderabad
competency mapping of LIS professional:technological
paradigm shift from catalog to cloud
Ahmed Taha 25th Nov, 2017
United Arab Emirates
University
e-research as a new track of library service
Ahmed Taha 25th Nov, 2017
University
big data management and service
Célia Rosa 29th Nov, 2017

University of São Paulo
For me the answer is what we can do/improve any area

of Library Information Science ... e-research and
metrics to find other ways to users requirements
Dominic Agyei Dankwah 1st Dec, 2017
University of Health and
Allied Sciences
I'm of the view that research should be motivated by
gaps in knowledge and practice. So I suggest you look
around your environment and identify researchable
problems.
Yuan Xia 4th Dec, 2017
Southeast University
(China)
For me there is no "best" area in a discipline, but there
are always some hot topics or trends during a definite
period. For example, research data management,
scholarly communication, digital scholarship, library

space renovation, data literacy or even statistic literacy
are hot and important recently.
Danjuma O. Ajibili 4th Dec, 2017
Bingham University Karu,
Nigeria
I tend to agree with Yuan Xia, ""no best area in a

discipline. But i can advise you go for topics in
librarianship that are ICT or e-resources/online
resources oriented. Thats the trend!
Serhii Nazarovets 5th Dec, 2017
State Scientific and
Technical Library of Ukraine
Scientometrics, Data Science and User Research.
Manpreet Singh 7th Dec, 2017
Guru Nanak Dev
Engineering College
I thick go with ICT, Artificial Intelligence in LIS
Mamidi Koteswara Rao 7th Dec, 2017
University of Hyderabad
Impact assesment of library services on higher

education and researesearch
Anne-Katharina 14th Dec, 2017
Weilenmann
BIBLINK: http://www.biblink.ch
Hi Lesia
In my opinion there are several „hot topics“ in Library

and Information Science at the moment, to mention
only a few: Open Science, Data Science, Artificial
Intelligence in the library environment, Blockchain and
scholarly publishing.
For further inspiration please see:

- Chang, Yu-Wei et
al.: Evolution of research subjects in library and
information science based on keyword, bibliographical

coupling, and co-
citation analyses. Scientometrics (2015) 105, p. 2071 -

2087.
DOI 10.1007/s11192-015-1762-8
- Olmeda-Go´mez,
Carlos et al.: Co-word analysis and thematic
landscapes
in Spanish information science literature, 1985–2014.

Scientometrics
(2017) 113, p. 195 - 217. DOI 10.1007/s11192-017-

2486-8
- Ekstrøm, Jeannette et al. 2016. The research
librarian of the future: data
scientist and co-investigator. LSE Impact Blog [online].

December 14th,
2016. Available from: https://tinyurl.com/y8rn287k
Best regards
Anne-Katharina
Muthuraj Anbalagan 22nd Dec, 2017
Bharathidasan University
Research Data Management, Altmetrics, Metric

Studies, Scientometrics, Bigdata.. these are recent
research areas to my suggestion...
Mohd Razilan Abdul Kadir 22nd Dec, 2017
Universiti Teknologi
MARA
I tend to agree with Anne .. there are several "hot

topics“ in Library and Information Science ...
Jafar Iqbal 9th Jan, 2018
Aligarh Muslim University
Open Access and its impact on library resources and

services
Harry Barton Essel 24th Jan, 2018
Kwame Nkrumah University
Of Science and Technology
Bibliometrics and Scientometric are areas people are
researching into when it comes to information science.
Alfredo Luis Menéndez 14th Feb, 2018
Echavarría
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Information and knowledge management in the
augmented reality environment.
Yulianti -. 14th Feb, 2018
Universitas Padjadjaran
citation/bibliometrics analysis.
Khushpreet Singh Brar 20th May, 2018
Panjab University
Ethics and ethical tensions is the popular answer

interesting area of research
Shahar Faizi 30th May, 2018
The Urban Unit
The best topic is that You want to research with your

interest....
however, in my view, some prominent subject areas

according to modern needs and trends regarding LIS
research are:
New shapes and forms of information and knowledge

in Libraries,
Knowledge management,
Bigdata,
Ethical considerations in new LIS trends,
Sustainable development of libraries,
Multidisciplinary approaches of LIS (e.g. LIS

considerations and blend with environmental science,
geographical information science, urban development
and smart cities and ICT areas....)
Amandeep Kaur 14th Jun, 2018
Punjabi University, Patiala
Health information literacy
Jeffrey Garrett 14th Jun, 2018
Northwestern University
I agree with Shahar Faizi that the best topic is the one
you yourself find interesting. If you do a good job at
researching it and discovering its interest potential--for
you and for others--it will make a mark.
John Henry Chukwudi 14th Jun, 2018
University of Franche-
Comté
Database management
Saeid Asadi 6th Jul, 2018
Shahed University
Human Information Interaction (HII)
Information Seeking Behaviour
Information Retrieval Systems (IRS)
Information Literacy and Life-Long Learning (ILL)
Bibliometrics and Information Visualization (IV)
Chaman Sab 6th Jul, 2018
S B C First Grade College for
Women and Athani PG centre
Bibilometrics,Scientometrics, Informetrics,
Webometrics and Altmetrics study's
Bibilometrics Scientometrics Informetrics, Webometrics
and Altmetrics study's
and Altmetrics study's.
and Altmetrics studies
Ahmed Taha 6th Jul, 2018
University
Research-oriented LIS
Interoperability with e-learning
Ahmed Taha 6th Jul, 2018
University
1-Research-oriented LIS
2-Interoperability with e-learning
Tetyana Kolesnykova 29th Aug, 2018
Dnipropetrovsk National
University of Railway Transport
The impact and sustainability of library publishing and
open scholarship
Lateef Ayinde 19th Oct, 2018
Lagos Business School,
Pan Atlantic University
information governance and audit
Avishag Gordon 20th Oct, 2018
of Technology
Hi,
It seems that information literacy and information

retrieval are in the first place of subjects researched in
LIS. The research method most popular in this area is
the survey.
Olugbenga Isaac Ajala 21st Oct, 2018
Ladoke Akintola University
of Technology
It depends on individual sense of judgement and area
of interes. Library and Information Science,
librarymanagementand open access publishing
Cite
Funmilola Olubunmi 23rd Oct, 2018
University of Ibadan
Webometrics, open access publishing
Deleted profile
Retreival system
Raghavaraja 13th Nov, 2018
Seethalakshmi
Ramco Institute of Technology
New ways are being suggested and developed to
promote libraries.
Nse Akwang 25th Jan, 2019
Akwa Ibom State
University
The key library role is to satisfy information needs and

expectations. The best research areas include user
studies, information literacy, information management,
innovations in information packaging and
dissemination, and other related areas.
Amir Latif 7th Feb, 2019
Shifa Tameer e Millat
University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Databases
Nishtha Anilkumar 4th Mar, 2019
Physical Research
Laboratory
Research Data management
Altmetrics
Dr .S.Sudhahar 4th Mar, 2019
Thiagarajar College of
Engineering
Librametry, Bibliometrics, Scientometrics, Informetrics

and Webometrics
P. Ganesan Palsamy 20th Mar, 2019
Annamalai University
types of area in lis project
Muhammad Yousuf Ali 6th Apr, 2019
p,
Aga Khan University,
Pakistan
It is depend upon the researcher interest and attitude.

However, Artificial Intelligence with connection of IR or
IoT is a new area.
Abid Hussain 23rd Apr, 2019
Institute of Strategic
Studies
Bibliometric and Information literacy. The most
attractive one is Emerging technologies in Library
science and library affairs
Antonia Maria Fernández 7th May, 2019
Luque
Universidad de Salamanca
Information literacy and Media Literacy.
Chaman Sab 14th May, 2019
S B C First Grade College
for Women and Athani PG centre
Metrics Studies , Altmetrics to Bibliometrics
Acedemic Identity
New Impact factors
etc..
Sobalaje Adewale Joel 21st May, 2019
Ladoke Akintola University
of Technology
Information management, promotion, and marketing
Chaman Sab 21st May, 2019
Metrics Study
Prakasha S N 24th May, 2019
Bangalore University
Current Status of LIS Education and Public Opinion on

Degree of Library of Library Science : A Survey .
Chaman Sab 31st May, 2019
Metrics study
Cite
Murugan K. 4th Jun, 2019
University VOC College Of
Engineering , Anna University (Thoothukudi
Campus)
Scientometric study, academic library user study and

Information Seeking Behaviour
Chaman Sab 4th Jun, 2019
Metrics Study
Cite
Chaman Sab 15th Jun, 2019
Metrics Study is best
Nishtha Anilkumar 15th Jun, 2019
Physical Research
Laboratory
Research Data Management - policy and process
is another interesting area
Azeez Adeoye 20th Jun, 2019
Lead City University
Digital literacy skills
media study
library user
library anxiety
information seeking behaviour
quality control in libraries
psychological capital of librarians
bibliotherapy
Digital libray evaluation
user authentication and IP control
Jeena Narayanan Nair 28th Jun, 2019

Nursing college
Digital Literacy skills and data mining
Cite
Amir Latif 28th Jun, 2019
Shifa Tameer e Millat
University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Marketing of Library services
Md. Abdul Hakim Shah 30th Jun, 2019
University of Dhaka
Electronic Theses and Dissertation preservation

systems
Narayanaswamy Vasantha 1st Jul, 2019
Raju
Govt. First Grade College, Talakadu
Digital humanities
Public libraries
Librometrics, Bibliometrics, Scientometrics,
Webometrics, Altmetrics Studies is best areas for
research.
Shittu Musa 23rd Jul, 2019
Ahmadu Bello University
Marketing of library services
Obadia Shadrack 25th Jul, 2019

Dodoma University
Open data
Rangaswamy .. 1st Aug, 2019

Tumkur University
Sustainable open access publishing
Amit Kumar 3rd Oct, 2019

Mizoram University
I feel, you should not go with the best areas of

research, I would rather suggest you to go with your
interest and excel your expertise in it.
Oludayo John John 26th Oct, 2019
Ajayi Crowther University
Library-based legal clinics
Information ethics
Bibliometrics
Azeez Adeoye 8th Nov, 2019
Lead City University
Information seeking behaviour
information seeking anxiety
information phobia
information marketing
information retrieval skills
information ethics
information preservation
digital literacy skills
digital libraries
digital preservation
Nafiu Maharazu 30th Jan, 2020
Umaru Musa Yar'adua
University Katsina
Information Sharing
Manpreet Singh 31st Jan 2020
31st Jan, 2020
Guru Nanak Dev
Engineering College
Research , Information
Dwi Untari 28th Feb, 2020
Indonesian Institute of
Sciences
Research Librarian vs data librarian
Cite
Abid Hussain 28th Feb, 2020
Studies
Bibliometric, Information Literacy, Emerging
technologies, Library Budgetings etc
Cite
Charles Nwabueze 21st Mar, 2020
Chukwuji
Federal University Gusau, Zamfara State,
Nigeria
If research is intended to solve a problem/fill a gap.
Then identify a problem to be solved and or a gap to be
filled and work on them. You can even draw people's
attention to the area.
Cite
Salman Judi 19th May, 2020
University of Basrah
Jobs chances
Manpreet Singh 29th May, 2020
Guru Nanak Dev
Engineering College
Add your
Cite
Abdulateef Hashim Khairi 5th Jun, 2020
Al-Mustansiriya University
Beneficiary studies, Modern information services, and

New jobs and roles for the information specialist
Cite
Selma Kapia 12th Jun, 2020
The University of Namibia
I am a cataloger. please assist with a good research

topic for masters studies
Cite
Abid Hussain 24th Jul, 2020
Studies
Information Literacy, Bibliometric analysis, Industrial
Revolutions 4.0, Cutting-edge technologies in Library
services, Database Management, Digital libraries,
Electronic resources, Augmented Reality, Virtual
Reality in Library services, Big Data, Whatsapp
technology etc.
Azza Abubaker 9th Aug, 2020

University of Benghazi
Digital services
Cite
Manpreet Singh 10th Aug, 2020
Guru Nanak Dev
Engineering College
hello do
Cite
Manpreet Singh 10th Aug, 2020
Guru Nanak Dev
Engineering College
Digital research information
Cite
John Henry Chukwudi 10th Aug, 2020
University of Franche-
Comté
@Manspreet, Do you mean Digital Information
Research?
Because, I am not familiar with the term/concept in

librarianship profession.
Cite
Lucia Folasade Kolawole 19th Aug, 2020
Lead City University,
Nigeria
Bibliotherapy, Media Literacy and Big Data
Massoud Mortazavi 29th Sep, 2020
pars azarakhsh
use of Artificial Intelligence in Information Retrieval and

Digital Libraries.
Cite
Avishag Gordon 29th Sep, 2020
of Technology
Hi,
My choice of best area of research is bibliometrics

.This research area is an eye opener.
G. Stephen 23rd Oct, 2020
St.Xavier's University,
Kolkata
Library Automation and Digitalization, Metric Studies,

Information Seeking Behavior, Social Media in libraries
Lesia Baiko
Manpreet Singh 23rd Oct, 2020
Guru Nanak Dev
Engineering College
What
Avishag Gordon 24th Oct, 2020
of Technology
Hi,
The best choice for information and library research, in

my opinion, is bibliometrics and metric studies . The
most used research method in this area is a survey,
usually a survey of satisfaction of library collections and
services.
Cite
Manpreet Singh 25th Oct, 2020
Guru Nanak Dev
Engineering College
Bibliographic
Cite
Zahida Anjum 17th Nov, 2020
King Saud bin Abdulaziz
University for Health Sciences
Medical librarianship
improvement of library services and resources
most useful databases helpful for medical library users
Utilization new technology in library science
Cite
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Somipam R Shimray 22nd Nov, 2017

I would rather suggest to go with your research interest

Dr .S.Sudhahar 16th Nov, 2017

User Study and Metrics Study

IoT in Library and Information Science is the emerging

It seems that bibliometrics has entered the library

I would argue that there is much to be done regarding

Kos, D., & Špiranec, S. (2015, October). Understanding

Hong, L., & Junping, Q. (2013). Hot Research Domains

Carlo Bianchini 21st Nov, 2017

Information literacy and reference service are two key

I would rather suggest to go with your research interest

Charles Oppenheim 22nd Nov, 2017

I agree with Somipam. There is no "best" area. If you

your own mind up on what interests you the most.

Célia Rosa 29th Nov, 2017

For me the answer is what we can do/improve any area

scholarly communication, digital scholarship, library

I tend to agree with Yuan Xia, ""no best area in a

Impact assesment of library services on higher

In my opinion there are several „hot topics“ in Library

For further inspiration please see:

information science based on keyword, bibliographical

citation analyses. Scientometrics (2015) 105, p. 2071 -

in Spanish information science literature, 1985–2014.

(2017) 113, p. 195 - 217. DOI 10.1007/s11192-017-

scientist and co-investigator. LSE Impact Blog [online].

2016. Available from: https://tinyurl.com/y8rn287k

Research Data Management, Altmetrics, Metric

I tend to agree with Anne .. there are several "hot

Open Access and its impact on library resources and

Ethics and ethical tensions is the popular answer

The best topic is that You want to research with your

however, in my view, some prominent subject areas

New shapes and forms of information and knowledge

Ethical considerations in new LIS trends,

Sustainable development of libraries,

Multidisciplinary approaches of LIS (e.g. LIS

Health information literacy

Human Information Interaction (HII)

Information Seeking Behaviour

Information Retrieval Systems (IRS)

Information Literacy and Life-Long Learning (ILL)

Bibliometrics and Information Visualization (IV)

Interoperability with e-learning

2-Interoperability with e-learning

It seems that information literacy and information

Webometrics, open access publishing

The key library role is to satisfy information needs and

Librametry, Bibliometrics, Scientometrics, Informetrics

types of area in lis project

It is depend upon the researcher interest and attitude.

New Impact factors