Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, Ahead of Print.
In Hungarian libraries, the development of financial literacy (FL) is either not present at all or is very low in intensity. The Hungarian government strategy does not involve libraries in FL development. Based on the dissemination of information and digital literacy, there are numerous good examples worldwide proving that libraries, reaching all of their users, can effectively take part in financial education and, built thereon, business development and business information services. This can increase their social recognition and even supplement their funding. In 2022, for the first time in the country, the authors conducted a survey among Hungarian librarians to assess the current situation, to identify what hinders the expansion of services related to FL, and what tasks should be performed and what innovations should be introduced in libraries. The survey also seeks to define which fields of competence are to be acquired by librarians. It also reveals the forms of external professional cooperation that are necessary to organise library programmes strengthening financial awareness. The results provide valuable information not only for Hungary, but also internationally, since they showcase the challenges that the library system of a former socialist country in Europe faces after three decades of market economy in this current, market- and profit-oriented world.
A decade of changes in OA and non-OA journal publication and production
Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, Ahead of Print.
The objective of this study was to explore the trends in the publication and production of open access (OA) and non-OA journals and articles over the last decade. Non-OA journals include subscription and hybrid journals, the articles of which cannot be freely accessed by researchers. To conduct this study, we used SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) data from 2011 to 2021. In analyzing the SJR data, we categorized publishers by the number of journals and articles published. The results showed the following: (a) although the number of OA journals has increased rapidly between 2011 and 2021, their share of total publications is still significantly lower than that of non-OA journals; (b) between 2011 and 2021, the number of publishers of non-OA journals had decreased slightly, while the number of OA journal publishers has increased rapidly; (c) publishers of all sizes increased the production of OA journal articles between 2011 and 2021, but the share of top publishers increased the most; and (d) MDPI, as a born-OA publisher, has become a global leader in OA journal article publishing in recent years.
The objective of this study was to explore the trends in the publication and production of open access (OA) and non-OA journals and articles over the last decade. Non-OA journals include subscription and hybrid journals, the articles of which cannot be freely accessed by researchers. To conduct this study, we used SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) data from 2011 to 2021. In analyzing the SJR data, we categorized publishers by the number of journals and articles published. The results showed the following: (a) although the number of OA journals has increased rapidly between 2011 and 2021, their share of total publications is still significantly lower than that of non-OA journals; (b) between 2011 and 2021, the number of publishers of non-OA journals had decreased slightly, while the number of OA journal publishers has increased rapidly; (c) publishers of all sizes increased the production of OA journal articles between 2011 and 2021, but the share of top publishers increased the most; and (d) MDPI, as a born-OA publisher, has become a global leader in OA journal article publishing in recent years.
A decade of changes in OA and non-OA journal publication and production
Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, Ahead of Print.
The objective of this study was to explore the trends in the publication and production of open access (OA) and non-OA journals and articles over the last decade. Non-OA journals include subscription and hybrid journals, the articles of which cannot be freely accessed by researchers. To conduct this study, we used SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) data from 2011 to 2021. In analyzing the SJR data, we categorized publishers by the number of journals and articles published. The results showed the following: (a) although the number of OA journals has increased rapidly between 2011 and 2021, their share of total publications is still significantly lower than that of non-OA journals; (b) between 2011 and 2021, the number of publishers of non-OA journals had decreased slightly, while the number of OA journal publishers has increased rapidly; (c) publishers of all sizes increased the production of OA journal articles between 2011 and 2021, but the share of top publishers increased the most; and (d) MDPI, as a born-OA publisher, has become a global leader in OA journal article publishing in recent years.
The objective of this study was to explore the trends in the publication and production of open access (OA) and non-OA journals and articles over the last decade. Non-OA journals include subscription and hybrid journals, the articles of which cannot be freely accessed by researchers. To conduct this study, we used SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) data from 2011 to 2021. In analyzing the SJR data, we categorized publishers by the number of journals and articles published. The results showed the following: (a) although the number of OA journals has increased rapidly between 2011 and 2021, their share of total publications is still significantly lower than that of non-OA journals; (b) between 2011 and 2021, the number of publishers of non-OA journals had decreased slightly, while the number of OA journal publishers has increased rapidly; (c) publishers of all sizes increased the production of OA journal articles between 2011 and 2021, but the share of top publishers increased the most; and (d) MDPI, as a born-OA publisher, has become a global leader in OA journal article publishing in recent years.
Understanding the information literacy experiences of Australia’s humanitarian migrants
Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, Ahead of Print.
Every year, millions of people are forced to flee their homes to find safety. This paper investigates the information literacy experiences of people from forced migrant backgrounds as they settle into a new country during their first few years of migration. Using a qualitative and interpretive approach incorporating thematic analysis techniques, data were collected through 19 semi-structured interviews and were analysed adopting a thematic analysis approach. Participants were new arrival humanitarian migrants in Australia. The analysis uncovered five different and interconnected themes depicting the information literacy experiences among forcibly displaced people. The themes are: (1) undertaking education; (2) reaching out for help; (3) comparing and contrasting; (4) sharing stories; and (5) getting engaged. Grounded in the relational perspective on information literacy, a long-standing theoretical perspective to explore the information literacy of humanitarian migrants, the findings from this study provide an empirically derived evidence base to inform the design and delivery of services providing information, support and education to humanitarian migrants entering Australia for protection or resettlement.
Every year, millions of people are forced to flee their homes to find safety. This paper investigates the information literacy experiences of people from forced migrant backgrounds as they settle into a new country during their first few years of migration. Using a qualitative and interpretive approach incorporating thematic analysis techniques, data were collected through 19 semi-structured interviews and were analysed adopting a thematic analysis approach. Participants were new arrival humanitarian migrants in Australia. The analysis uncovered five different and interconnected themes depicting the information literacy experiences among forcibly displaced people. The themes are: (1) undertaking education; (2) reaching out for help; (3) comparing and contrasting; (4) sharing stories; and (5) getting engaged. Grounded in the relational perspective on information literacy, a long-standing theoretical perspective to explore the information literacy of humanitarian migrants, the findings from this study provide an empirically derived evidence base to inform the design and delivery of services providing information, support and education to humanitarian migrants entering Australia for protection or resettlement.
Use and acceptance of technology with academic and digital libraries context: A meta-analysis of UTAUT model and future direction
Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, Ahead of Print.
This study aims to investigate the relationship of factors of UTAUT/UTAUT2 model with behavioral intention to acceptance and use of technology within academic and digital libraries context. These objectives were achieved by using meta-analysis approach using the Preferred Reporting Items for the Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (PRISMA-P) protocol. A comprehensive search strategy was formulated for searching relevant studies from Google Scholar, Scopus, and LISTA. Fourteen studies were selected that were published from 2008 to 2022 in different countries worldwide. The results of all the hypotheses showed a significant relationship of Performance Expectancy (PE), Effort Expectancy (EE), Social Influence (SI), Facilitating Conditions (FC), Hedonic Motivation (HM), and habit on Behavioral Intention (BI) to use technology for libraries. The magnitude of the effect size regarding the relationship of all the constructs was large. Present research identified a complete picture of studies published worldwide regarding the relationships of UTAUT/UTAUT2 constructs for acceptance of technology within the context of academic and digital libraries. Thus, this meta-analysis fills the literature gap and provides insights to reach conclusion about the relationships of UTAUT/UTAUT2 constructs. As previously published studies in this domain have provided significant/no-significant results and the strength of the relationship was also varied and these studies were lacking any collective conclusion. Findings of our study are also helpful for application developers in developing user-friendly and useful software for library services.
This study aims to investigate the relationship of factors of UTAUT/UTAUT2 model with behavioral intention to acceptance and use of technology within academic and digital libraries context. These objectives were achieved by using meta-analysis approach using the Preferred Reporting Items for the Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (PRISMA-P) protocol. A comprehensive search strategy was formulated for searching relevant studies from Google Scholar, Scopus, and LISTA. Fourteen studies were selected that were published from 2008 to 2022 in different countries worldwide. The results of all the hypotheses showed a significant relationship of Performance Expectancy (PE), Effort Expectancy (EE), Social Influence (SI), Facilitating Conditions (FC), Hedonic Motivation (HM), and habit on Behavioral Intention (BI) to use technology for libraries. The magnitude of the effect size regarding the relationship of all the constructs was large. Present research identified a complete picture of studies published worldwide regarding the relationships of UTAUT/UTAUT2 constructs for acceptance of technology within the context of academic and digital libraries. Thus, this meta-analysis fills the literature gap and provides insights to reach conclusion about the relationships of UTAUT/UTAUT2 constructs. As previously published studies in this domain have provided significant/no-significant results and the strength of the relationship was also varied and these studies were lacking any collective conclusion. Findings of our study are also helpful for application developers in developing user-friendly and useful software for library services.
Understanding the information literacy experiences of Australia’s humanitarian migrants
Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, Ahead of Print.
Every year, millions of people are forced to flee their homes to find safety. This paper investigates the information literacy experiences of people from forced migrant backgrounds as they settle into a new country during their first few years of migration. Using a qualitative and interpretive approach incorporating thematic analysis techniques, data were collected through 19 semi-structured interviews and were analysed adopting a thematic analysis approach. Participants were new arrival humanitarian migrants in Australia. The analysis uncovered five different and interconnected themes depicting the information literacy experiences among forcibly displaced people. The themes are: (1) undertaking education; (2) reaching out for help; (3) comparing and contrasting; (4) sharing stories; and (5) getting engaged. Grounded in the relational perspective on information literacy, a long-standing theoretical perspective to explore the information literacy of humanitarian migrants, the findings from this study provide an empirically derived evidence base to inform the design and delivery of services providing information, support and education to humanitarian migrants entering Australia for protection or resettlement.
Every year, millions of people are forced to flee their homes to find safety. This paper investigates the information literacy experiences of people from forced migrant backgrounds as they settle into a new country during their first few years of migration. Using a qualitative and interpretive approach incorporating thematic analysis techniques, data were collected through 19 semi-structured interviews and were analysed adopting a thematic analysis approach. Participants were new arrival humanitarian migrants in Australia. The analysis uncovered five different and interconnected themes depicting the information literacy experiences among forcibly displaced people. The themes are: (1) undertaking education; (2) reaching out for help; (3) comparing and contrasting; (4) sharing stories; and (5) getting engaged. Grounded in the relational perspective on information literacy, a long-standing theoretical perspective to explore the information literacy of humanitarian migrants, the findings from this study provide an empirically derived evidence base to inform the design and delivery of services providing information, support and education to humanitarian migrants entering Australia for protection or resettlement.
Use and acceptance of technology with academic and digital libraries context: A meta-analysis of UTAUT model and future direction
Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, Ahead of Print.
This study aims to investigate the relationship of factors of UTAUT/UTAUT2 model with behavioral intention to acceptance and use of technology within academic and digital libraries context. These objectives were achieved by using meta-analysis approach using the Preferred Reporting Items for the Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (PRISMA-P) protocol. A comprehensive search strategy was formulated for searching relevant studies from Google Scholar, Scopus, and LISTA. Fourteen studies were selected that were published from 2008 to 2022 in different countries worldwide. The results of all the hypotheses showed a significant relationship of Performance Expectancy (PE), Effort Expectancy (EE), Social Influence (SI), Facilitating Conditions (FC), Hedonic Motivation (HM), and habit on Behavioral Intention (BI) to use technology for libraries. The magnitude of the effect size regarding the relationship of all the constructs was large. Present research identified a complete picture of studies published worldwide regarding the relationships of UTAUT/UTAUT2 constructs for acceptance of technology within the context of academic and digital libraries. Thus, this meta-analysis fills the literature gap and provides insights to reach conclusion about the relationships of UTAUT/UTAUT2 constructs. As previously published studies in this domain have provided significant/no-significant results and the strength of the relationship was also varied and these studies were lacking any collective conclusion. Findings of our study are also helpful for application developers in developing user-friendly and useful software for library services.
This study aims to investigate the relationship of factors of UTAUT/UTAUT2 model with behavioral intention to acceptance and use of technology within academic and digital libraries context. These objectives were achieved by using meta-analysis approach using the Preferred Reporting Items for the Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (PRISMA-P) protocol. A comprehensive search strategy was formulated for searching relevant studies from Google Scholar, Scopus, and LISTA. Fourteen studies were selected that were published from 2008 to 2022 in different countries worldwide. The results of all the hypotheses showed a significant relationship of Performance Expectancy (PE), Effort Expectancy (EE), Social Influence (SI), Facilitating Conditions (FC), Hedonic Motivation (HM), and habit on Behavioral Intention (BI) to use technology for libraries. The magnitude of the effect size regarding the relationship of all the constructs was large. Present research identified a complete picture of studies published worldwide regarding the relationships of UTAUT/UTAUT2 constructs for acceptance of technology within the context of academic and digital libraries. Thus, this meta-analysis fills the literature gap and provides insights to reach conclusion about the relationships of UTAUT/UTAUT2 constructs. As previously published studies in this domain have provided significant/no-significant results and the strength of the relationship was also varied and these studies were lacking any collective conclusion. Findings of our study are also helpful for application developers in developing user-friendly and useful software for library services.
Reference accuracy of primary studies published in peer-reviewed scholarly journals: A scoping review
Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, Ahead of Print.
Objective. The objective of this scoping review was to identify key characteristics of primary research studies in peer-reviewed journals about reference accuracy. Characteristics of studies include the publication year, field of study, journal name and publication year of verified references, number of references verified, reference elements examined, definition of major, intermediate, and minor errors, whether punctuation or typographical errors were counted, overall error rate, major, intermediate, and minor error rates, and most common error type. Introduction. Reference accuracy has been studied across several decades and remains a persistent issue in peer-reviewed publications. Reference accuracy is typically reported as an error rate that represents the proportion of references with at least one error. Inclusion criteria for this scoping review included primary studies published in peer-reviewed journals that verified references in articles. Methods. Library, Information Science and Technology Abstracts (LISTA), Medline via EBSCOhost, and Web of Science were searched with final searches conducted in all three databases on November 26, 2022. No grey literature sources were searched given the focus of the project on peer-reviewed scholarly journals. Results. A total of 105 studies were included. The overall error rate across all studies was 32.7%. The error rates within specific fields of study were relatively similar. There is a lack of clarity about whether studies counted punctuation or typographical errors. The most common error was related to author names. Conclusions. There is a lack of studies to understand the most effective means to increase reference accuracy that are feasible to implement on a wide scale. Future research is warranted to understand how best to improve reference accuracy across fields of study.
Objective. The objective of this scoping review was to identify key characteristics of primary research studies in peer-reviewed journals about reference accuracy. Characteristics of studies include the publication year, field of study, journal name and publication year of verified references, number of references verified, reference elements examined, definition of major, intermediate, and minor errors, whether punctuation or typographical errors were counted, overall error rate, major, intermediate, and minor error rates, and most common error type. Introduction. Reference accuracy has been studied across several decades and remains a persistent issue in peer-reviewed publications. Reference accuracy is typically reported as an error rate that represents the proportion of references with at least one error. Inclusion criteria for this scoping review included primary studies published in peer-reviewed journals that verified references in articles. Methods. Library, Information Science and Technology Abstracts (LISTA), Medline via EBSCOhost, and Web of Science were searched with final searches conducted in all three databases on November 26, 2022. No grey literature sources were searched given the focus of the project on peer-reviewed scholarly journals. Results. A total of 105 studies were included. The overall error rate across all studies was 32.7%. The error rates within specific fields of study were relatively similar. There is a lack of clarity about whether studies counted punctuation or typographical errors. The most common error was related to author names. Conclusions. There is a lack of studies to understand the most effective means to increase reference accuracy that are feasible to implement on a wide scale. Future research is warranted to understand how best to improve reference accuracy across fields of study.
Reference accuracy of primary studies published in peer-reviewed scholarly journals: A scoping review
Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, Ahead of Print.
Objective. The objective of this scoping review was to identify key characteristics of primary research studies in peer-reviewed journals about reference accuracy. Characteristics of studies include the publication year, field of study, journal name and publication year of verified references, number of references verified, reference elements examined, definition of major, intermediate, and minor errors, whether punctuation or typographical errors were counted, overall error rate, major, intermediate, and minor error rates, and most common error type. Introduction. Reference accuracy has been studied across several decades and remains a persistent issue in peer-reviewed publications. Reference accuracy is typically reported as an error rate that represents the proportion of references with at least one error. Inclusion criteria for this scoping review included primary studies published in peer-reviewed journals that verified references in articles. Methods. Library, Information Science and Technology Abstracts (LISTA), Medline via EBSCOhost, and Web of Science were searched with final searches conducted in all three databases on November 26, 2022. No grey literature sources were searched given the focus of the project on peer-reviewed scholarly journals. Results. A total of 105 studies were included. The overall error rate across all studies was 32.7%. The error rates within specific fields of study were relatively similar. There is a lack of clarity about whether studies counted punctuation or typographical errors. The most common error was related to author names. Conclusions. There is a lack of studies to understand the most effective means to increase reference accuracy that are feasible to implement on a wide scale. Future research is warranted to understand how best to improve reference accuracy across fields of study.
Objective. The objective of this scoping review was to identify key characteristics of primary research studies in peer-reviewed journals about reference accuracy. Characteristics of studies include the publication year, field of study, journal name and publication year of verified references, number of references verified, reference elements examined, definition of major, intermediate, and minor errors, whether punctuation or typographical errors were counted, overall error rate, major, intermediate, and minor error rates, and most common error type. Introduction. Reference accuracy has been studied across several decades and remains a persistent issue in peer-reviewed publications. Reference accuracy is typically reported as an error rate that represents the proportion of references with at least one error. Inclusion criteria for this scoping review included primary studies published in peer-reviewed journals that verified references in articles. Methods. Library, Information Science and Technology Abstracts (LISTA), Medline via EBSCOhost, and Web of Science were searched with final searches conducted in all three databases on November 26, 2022. No grey literature sources were searched given the focus of the project on peer-reviewed scholarly journals. Results. A total of 105 studies were included. The overall error rate across all studies was 32.7%. The error rates within specific fields of study were relatively similar. There is a lack of clarity about whether studies counted punctuation or typographical errors. The most common error was related to author names. Conclusions. There is a lack of studies to understand the most effective means to increase reference accuracy that are feasible to implement on a wide scale. Future research is warranted to understand how best to improve reference accuracy across fields of study.
Innovative solutions of public libraries offered to business
Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, Ahead of Print.
Today, in order to remain viable and meet the needs and expectations of a global, entrepreneurial and learning society, public libraries must change and reinvent their roles in society, find new solutions for business, and actively engage in partnerships between education, business and local government. This paper presents the findings of qualitative research using an interview method and uncovers the possibilities of innovative services offered by public libraries to the business community. The qualitative analysis of the experiences of business representatives revealed that in order to become competitive organizations, public libraries need to focus not only on satisfying the needs of different communities, but also on providing innovative services to the business community by playing the roles of an information facilitator, an organizer of cultural and lifelong learning activities, a project partner and a developer of virtual social network.
Today, in order to remain viable and meet the needs and expectations of a global, entrepreneurial and learning society, public libraries must change and reinvent their roles in society, find new solutions for business, and actively engage in partnerships between education, business and local government. This paper presents the findings of qualitative research using an interview method and uncovers the possibilities of innovative services offered by public libraries to the business community. The qualitative analysis of the experiences of business representatives revealed that in order to become competitive organizations, public libraries need to focus not only on satisfying the needs of different communities, but also on providing innovative services to the business community by playing the roles of an information facilitator, an organizer of cultural and lifelong learning activities, a project partner and a developer of virtual social network.