Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Fifty Years of School Library Literature: A Scoping Review with Bibliometric Analysis. |
| Authors: |
Simon, Marika1 (AUTHOR) masimon@csu.edu.au, Gagen-Spriggs, Krystal1 (AUTHOR), Oddone, Kay1 (AUTHOR), Garrison, Kasey1 (AUTHOR) |
| Source: |
Journal of the Australian Library & Information Association. Dec2025, Vol. 74 Issue 4, p605-630. 26p. |
| Subject Terms: |
*School libraries, *Library education, *Education advocacy, *Information literacy, *Scholarly publishing, *Bibliometrics |
| Company/Entity: |
Charles Sturt University |
| Abstract: |
In celebration of 50 years of library and information science education and research at Charles Sturt University, this study explores bibliographic data and themes from the literature across this time period related to school libraries and teacher librarianship. The authors conducted a scoping review based on the Arksey and O'Malley (2005, Scoping studies: Towards a methodological framework. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 8(1), 19–32. ) model, examining 5,815 articles published between 1975 and 2024 in ProQuest and EBSCOhost content aggregators. Bibliographic analysis on data including publication year, journal title, and author reveals trends like journal prevalence and co-authorship over time. In addition, analysis of keywords in article titles, journal titles and abstracts reveal basic themes addressed in the body of literature including a focus on information and library learning. Results show continuous publication of articles over the past five decades underscoring the enduring relevance of school librarians and teacher librarianship within academic and professional discourse. Findings suggest how the literature reflects the disciplinary specialisation area, the increased need for advocacy, and implications for supporting higher education programs that qualify teacher librarians now and into the future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
Education Research Complete |
