https://ar.iub.edu.bd/handle/11348/1 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:34:22 GMT 2026-04-15T21:34:22Z https://ar.iub.edu.bd/handle/11348/1089 A bibliometric analysis of research on academic libraries in Africa (2002–2024) Islam, Md. Nazmul; Rahman, Md. Ashiqur; Haque, Md. Shahajada Masud Anowarul; Chigwada, Josiline The main objective of this study is to examine how research on academic libraries in African higher education has evolved over time by analyzing publication trends, citation impact, influential sources, author productivity, and emerging themes between 2002 and 2024. A total of 529 publications have been analyzed based on the data retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection database. It dives into the publication trend, citation impact, source impact, and thematic trend of the literature in the field. The findings of the paper show that the subject has witnessed consistent growth in terms of publications, with a surge after 2015 and a peak in 2023. The average citations per year per article increased to 0.90 in 2014, and this trend continued to reach its peak of 1.37 in 2020. The three-field diagram shows the major contributors including Onyancha, Ngulube, Tella, and Ocholla, who often research on academic libraries, information literacy, and Africa, showing how these themes continue to lead research in the area. The Journal of Academic Librarianship has the highest number of citations count (402), while the Electronic Library has the highest h-index (14). Author productivity follows a similar pattern to Lotka's Law, implying that most authors contributed only once, while a few were prolific. Bradford's Law is also applied in identifying the core journals in the field. The use of keyword co-occurrence and thematic mapping shows a shift in the field from traditional library work to digital literacy, open access, and institutional repositories. Conceptual structure analysis identifies clusters of interconnected topics in information services, scholarly communication, and user engagement. Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://ar.iub.edu.bd/handle/11348/1089 2026-05-01T00:00:00Z https://ar.iub.edu.bd/handle/11348/1061 GeoAI Research in the Global South: Mapping Productivity and Trends Through Bibliometric Analysis Islam, Md. Nazmul; Rahman, Md. Ashiqur; Haque, Md. Shahajada Masud Anowarul; Alam, Mohammed Khalid; Chigwada, Josiline This study conducts a bibliometric analysis of the development and evolution of research on Geospatial Artificial Intelligence (GeoAI) literature in the Global South region, examining growth patterns, collaboration, and thematic priorities. The data for this bibliometric analysis were specifically compiled from Web of Science and include publications on context-specific themes that include ‘challenges, barriers, opportunities, as well as applications’ related to GeoAI authored by 1,316 authors and published through 110 sources from 2011 to 2025. The data reveals a high average annual growth rate of 29.67%, which marks an increase in publications since 2016. This could be attributed to advancements in technology and satellite imagery. The collaboration pattern was also exhibited, with an average of 8.97 authors per publication, with over half of all publications authored by international collaborations. The topics with identifiable major hotspots include South Africa, China, and the USA, with many citations per publication in Qatar and Egypt. Thematic analysis revealed that remote sensing, machine learning, and deep learning emerged as dominant themes, predominantly in the context of environmental, disaster, and agricultural applications. Although research articles on GeoAI are gradually growing in the Global South, there are still infrastructure, quality, and capacity development challenges. Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://ar.iub.edu.bd/handle/11348/1061 2026-03-09T00:00:00Z https://ar.iub.edu.bd/handle/11348/536 The Award Ceremony of the competition organized on the “Library e-resources use during pandemic” and the inauguration of World Religion Corner Tue, 23 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://ar.iub.edu.bd/handle/11348/536 2021-02-23T00:00:00Z https://ar.iub.edu.bd/handle/11348/477 Using Copyrighted Materials for Educational and Research Purposes Independent University, Bangladesh The term “Copyright” means right to copy. It is a legal term enacted by the legislators of the state. It provides exclusive right to the creators of the creative works for limited time. The copyright empowers the authors or creators to keep control over their own creations in their life and their heirs for a limited time. Wed, 02 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://ar.iub.edu.bd/handle/11348/477 2020-09-02T00:00:00Z