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The academic–practitioner gap in Spanish library and information science: An analysis of authorship and collaboration in two leading national publications

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It is not unusual to hear that a significant separation or divergence exists between the interests of library and information science professionals who work in library and information services and… Click to show full abstract

It is not unusual to hear that a significant separation or divergence exists between the interests of library and information science professionals who work in library and information services and those who are university teachers. This division results in limited cooperation between the two communities and further debilitates already weak international collaboration in the discipline. This article first conducts a qualitative review of the various types of literary evidence that address the divergence and lack of cooperation, and subsequently presents quantitative evidence for the Spanish geographical context.

Keywords: information; library information; information science; collaboration; academic practitioner

Journal Title: Journal of Librarianship and Information Science
Year Published: 2019

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