Australian PhDs by LIS educators, researchers and practitioners: Depicting diversity and demise

被引：11

作者：

Macauley, Peter ^{[1
]}

Evans, Terry ^{[2
]}

Pearson, Margot ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] RMIT Univ, Sch Business IT & Logist, Melbourne, Vic 3001, Australia

[2] Deakin Univ, Sch Educ, Geelong, Vic 3217, Australia

[3] Australian Natl Univ, Ctr Educ Dev & Acad Methods, Coll Arts & Social Sci, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia

来源：

LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE RESEARCH | 2010年 / 32卷 / 04期

基金：

澳大利亚研究理事会;

关键词：

LIBRARY;

D O I：

10.1016/j.lisr.2010.07.007

中图分类号：

G25 [图书馆学、图书馆事业]; G35 [情报学、情报工作];

学科分类号：

1205 ; 120501 ;

摘要：

Analyses of more than 73,000 PhD thesis records in a comprehensive database of bibliographic records from all Australian universities from 1948 to 2006 demonstrate that PhDs on LIS-related topics reveal not only diversity of content, but also the diverse nature of the researcher's academic disciplines. This diversity includes researchers from within and outside LIS who bring to LIS-or take away-a variety of methods, approaches, theories and understandings. With 27 of Australia's 39 universities having produced LIS-related PhD graduates, the distribution through the Australian university system is evident and emphasizes the transferability of skills and knowledge which graduates bring to their work. It is possible that the diversity of researcher's disciplines, combined with the dangerously low numbers of US graduations, may also threaten the future of US research and education in Australia. Based on the findings of this study, the sustainability of LIS research and research training for the next generation in Australia is under threat. Crown Copyright (C) 2010 Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：258 / 264

页数：7

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