Knowledge Mapping in the Field of Library and Information Science in Scopus-Indexed Q1 Library Science Journals, 2018-2022

Abstract

Knowledge mapping has spread beyond library and information science journals and into other fields. To give current insights
into scientific literature, it is necessary to study the development of library and information science research. The goal of this
study is to examine trends in research subjects in the field of library and information science using keyword occurrences from
2018 to 2022. The research method employs a bibliometric approach, conducting knowledge mapping based on co-occurrence
using the VOSviewer application. Data collection techniques involve downloading metadata from international scientific journals
categorized under “Library and Information Science” and indexed as Q1 on the Scimago Journal Rank website. Based on
the downloaded metadata, the ISSN is used to obtain the metadata of each journal in CSV format from the Scopus. The results
of the research indicate that library science studies have expanded into the fields of technology and health, as evidenced by the
high occurrence of keywords such as “human” with 1310 occurrences and “social networking” with 732 occurrences.