Empirical study of 26,677 LIS articles finds declining theoretical methods and rising experimental/bibliometric methods with academic age, with mid-career scholars showing peak method diversity.
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Research Method Usage across Academic Ages in Library and Information Science: An Empirical Study (1990-2023)
Empirical study of 26,677 LIS articles finds declining theoretical methods and rising experimental/bibliometric methods with academic age, with mid-career scholars showing peak method diversity.