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Jamaica Library Service

jls.gov.jm/about-usROR OpenAlex
Research works
5
▼ 100% vs 2018-21
Citations
13
2.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
60%
world 40%
Jamaica Library Service

Not ranked overall: Jamaica Library Service is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Jamaica Library Service work in?

In all years, 100% of research at Jamaica Library Service is in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (100%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 5 fractional works · 100.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 100.0% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 2 fractional works · 46.6% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 1 fractional works · 13.4% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 13.4% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 6.6% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 6.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 6.6% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 6.6% of its workALL ITS WORKJamaica LibraryService5fractional works, all years
Social Sciences100%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 1 domains and 1 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences5100.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What are the most cited papers from Jamaica Library Service?

The most cited paper from Jamaica Library Service is "Coping with Covid-19: The case of the National Library of Jamaica" (Beverley Lashley, Nicholas E. Graham, Nicole Prawl, 2020), with 8 citations. Next come "Library Associations and the Advancement of Librarianship in Developing Countries" (3) and "The Power of Public and School Library Collaboration During the Covid-19 Pandemic" (2).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Coping with Covid-19: The case of the National Library of Jamaica Beverley Lashley, Nicholas E. Graham, Nicole Prawl · Alexandria The Journal of National and International Library and Information Issues Open access Aug 2020 8
2 Library Associations and the Advancement of Librarianship in Developing Countries Stephney Ferguson · IFLA Journal Mar 1991 3
3 The Power of Public and School Library Collaboration During the Covid-19 Pandemic Maureen A. Thompson, Kishma L. Simpson, Natoyna Garwood et al. · IASL Annual Conference Proceedings Conference paperOpen access 13 Nov 2023 2
4 Give Us Vision, Lest We Perish: Engaging Disability at the National Library of Jamaica Abigail Henry, Nicole Prawl, Beverley Lashley · The International Journal of Information Diversity & Inclusion (IJIDI) Open access 27 Aug 2019 2
5 Applying Multilogical and Metamemetic Approaches to Understand How We Think and Feel in Space Monique Cardinal · Intelligent Information Management Open access 2021 1
All 8 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which research topics does Jamaica Library Service publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Digital Accessibility for Disabilities, Library Science and Administration and Disability Rights and Representation.

Digital Accessibility fo…0Digital Accessibility for Disabilities: 0 fractional worksLibrary Science and Admi…0Library Science and Administration: 0 fractional worksDisability Rights and Re…0Disability Rights and Representation: 0 fractional works
Human Factors and ErgonomicsLibrary and Information SciencesSafety Research

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Digital Accessibility for Disabilities Human Factors and Ergonomics 0 works
  2. 2 Library Science and Administration Library and Information Sciences 0 works
  3. 3 Disability Rights and Representation Safety Research 0 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available60.0%not open40.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

How has Jamaica Library Service's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 100% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting200020102020

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