A bibliometric analysis as a basis to evaluate research of «Library methodological activities» topic

Abstract

The article gives the document flow characteristics on the problem of libraries methodical activity for 2008-2013 based on the documents bibliometric analysis, as well as on generalization, comparison, and a typological method. The author gets a representation on the microflow quantitative changes, its thematic, specific, geographical and publishing structures, and printing activity of certain researchers. Microflows of non-periodical editions (books and brochures) and articles from periodicals are considered separately from each other. Articles prevail in the flow. The volume of books and brochures microflow makes the tenth part of the total number of documents selected for research. The identical highly productive directions in thematic structure of two microflows are found: experience of introducing information-communication technologies and techniques to perform library-bibliographic processes. The perspective directions of researches are revealed: libraries analytical activity, library innovatics theory, library innovations legal regulation and economy. In 2013 the positive tendency on the volume of documents release was outlined in both microflows. In the books-brochures flow it was detected types of editions which aren't defined in the state standard specification: methodical, scientific-practical, scientific-methodical manuals and methodic recommendations. The main circle of magazines and conference proceedings publishing researches on libraries methodical work is defined. E. N. Guseva, T. V. Dergileva, V. G. Sviryukova, Yu. B. Avrayeva, I. Yu. Krasilnikova, N. V. Peregoyedova and N. S. Redkina are noted with the greatest printing activity. The author concludes that studying documentary support of this library activity direction is a basis for its further planning and is necessary under conditions of continuously changing information and social environment.