Thirty-one years of the Canadian journal of information and library science: A content analysis

Abstract

This article presents the results of a content analysis of the Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science / Revue canadienne des sciences de l’information et de bibliothéconomie. All articles published since 1986 were analysed for language of publication, number of authors, authors’ geographic location, article subject matter, and research methods used in empirical work. Longitudinal trends are noted. These data are compared with earlier descriptions of information science in Canada, and with analyses of the work of Canadian scholars in information science, to paint a fuller picture of the field as it has matured over the past 31 years.