Event Website
https://southernchaptermla.wildapricot.org/2021-Papers
Start Date
7-10-2021 11:10 AM
End Date
7-10-2021 11:20 AM
Type of Work
Presentation
Description
Objective: In order to determine the status of scholarly efforts on health literacy by librarians, researchers examined the characteristics of health literacy publications authored by librarians from 2000 to 2020.
Methods: Bibliometrics were used to assess the productivity, affiliations, collaboration, and citation metrics of librarians in health literacy-related research. Data were collected using the Scopus database and articles were screened for inclusion in Rayyan software before importation into Microsoft Excel for analysis. SPSS statistical software used to run basic descriptive statistics.
Results: Of 797 search results, 460 publications met the inclusion criteria of librarian authorship. There was a significant linear trend upwards in publications since 2001 with an average increase of 1.52 papers per year. The number of publications per year peaked in 2019 (n=59). Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet was the most prolific journal. The majority of publications were authored by at least two authors and by multidisciplinary teams. 19% (n=107) of the librarian authors were responsible for more than one publication. In terms of citation impact, 84.1% of publications were cited at least once.
Conclusions: In the last two decades, librarian involvement in health literacy publications has exponentially increased, most markedly in the years following 2014. Librarian authors are highly collaborative with the majority of articles authored by interdisciplinary teams. The productivity, interdisciplinary collaboration efforts, and consistent growth in literature show how engaged librarians are in health literacy scholarship. Further research is needed to examine the impactful efforts made by librarians that aren't published.
The Status of Scholarly Efforts of Librarians in Health Literacy: A Bibliometric Analysis
Objective: In order to determine the status of scholarly efforts on health literacy by librarians, researchers examined the characteristics of health literacy publications authored by librarians from 2000 to 2020.
Methods: Bibliometrics were used to assess the productivity, affiliations, collaboration, and citation metrics of librarians in health literacy-related research. Data were collected using the Scopus database and articles were screened for inclusion in Rayyan software before importation into Microsoft Excel for analysis. SPSS statistical software used to run basic descriptive statistics.
Results: Of 797 search results, 460 publications met the inclusion criteria of librarian authorship. There was a significant linear trend upwards in publications since 2001 with an average increase of 1.52 papers per year. The number of publications per year peaked in 2019 (n=59). Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet was the most prolific journal. The majority of publications were authored by at least two authors and by multidisciplinary teams. 19% (n=107) of the librarian authors were responsible for more than one publication. In terms of citation impact, 84.1% of publications were cited at least once.
Conclusions: In the last two decades, librarian involvement in health literacy publications has exponentially increased, most markedly in the years following 2014. Librarian authors are highly collaborative with the majority of articles authored by interdisciplinary teams. The productivity, interdisciplinary collaboration efforts, and consistent growth in literature show how engaged librarians are in health literacy scholarship. Further research is needed to examine the impactful efforts made by librarians that aren't published.
https://dc.uthsc.edu/scmla/2021/papersession2/1