Doing it Together: Is There a Correlation Between Collaboration and Productivity Amongst LIS Academic Researchers in South Africa?

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Author(s): Jan Resenga Maluleka (University of South Africa, South Africa)
Copyright: 2020
Pages: 14
Source title: Cooperation and Collaboration Initiatives for Libraries and Related Institutions
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Collence Takaingenhamo Chisita (Department of Information Science, University of South Africa, South Africa)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-0043-9.ch005

Keywords: Digital Libraries / Information Science Reference / Library & Information Science / Library Administration

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Collaborative relationships between researchers in different organizations are encouraged by many stakeholders who are of the view that collaboration in research increases productivity. This study employed bibliometric research techniques to investigate whether there is a correlation between collaboration and productivity amongst Library and Information Science (LIS) academics in South Africa. The results suggest that there is a strong correlation between collaboration and productivity among LIS academics in South Africa.

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