Why is meta analysis neglected by information scientists?

Hjørland, Birger

doi:10.1002/asi.1179

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“…Although the contributions of information and library scientists to the conduct of syntheses is recognized frequently outside the field, research synthesis has been neglected in LIS literatures (Hjørland, , ). Exceptions include LIS communities associated with health and medical information, and the evidence‐based librarianship (EBL) movement (see, e.g., Evidence Based Library and Information Practice).…”

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Research synthesis methods and library and information science: Shared problems, limited diffusion

Sheble

2015

Asso for Info Science & Tech

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Interests of researchers who engage with research synthesis methods (RSM) intersect with library and information science (LIS) research and practice. This intersection is described by a summary of conceptualizations of research synthesis in a diverseset of research fields and in the context of Swanson's (1986) discussion of undiscovered public knowledge. Through a selective literature review, research topics that intersect with LIS and RSM are outlined. Topics identified include open access, information retrieval, bias and research information ethics, referencing practices, citation patterns, and data science. Subsequently, bibliometrics and topic modeling are used to present a systematic overview of the visibility of RSM in LIS. This analysis indicates that RSM became visible in LIS in the 1980s.Overall, LIS research has drawn substantially from general and internal medicine, the field's own literature, and business; and is drawn on by health and medical sciences, computing, and business. Through this analytical overview, it is confirmed that research synthesis is more visible in the health and medical literature in LIS; but suggests that, LIS, as a meta-science, has the potential to make substantive contributions to a broader variety of fields in the context of topics related to research synthesis methods.

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Research synthesis methods and library and information science: Shared problems, limited diffusion

Sheble

2015

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“…Laura Sheble (2016) recently echoed the thoughts of Hjørland (2001) from over a decade ago that research synthesis has been neglected in LIS literature. Exceptions include LIS communities associated with health and medical information, and the evidence-based practice movement.…”

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Meta-Ethnography and its Potential for Theory Building in Library and Information Science

Everhart¹,

Johnston

2018

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Meta-ethnography is an interpretive method that provides a way to synthesize the findings of two or more qualitative studies concerning a similar research question or topic. Going beyond the traditional literature review, which looks at individual studies, meta-ethnography facilitates generalizations through extracting concepts, metaphors, and themes. This paper provides a thorough description of the seven steps of meta-ethnography as defined by Noblit and Hare (1988). Implications for this method and the field of Library and Information Science (LIS), especially in the area of theory building, are discussed. Appropriate examples of actual and potential applications within LIS and related disciplines are given to illustrate the potential for the meta-ethnographic method.

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“…Actually professor White shows in his letter that he has already contributed to this field. In my letter (Hjørland, 2001) I did mention that there have been about 55 references within LIS journals in the citation indexes about this subject.…”

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confidence: 99%