Applications of meta-analysis to library and information science research: Content analysis
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Article history: Received 2 July 2014 Received in revised form 13 April 2015 Accepted 24 May 2015 Available online 2 December 2015 Content analysis was conducted to provide a framework for studying the current state of and problems in the application of meta-analysis in the field of library and information science (LIS). The content of 35 meta-analysis application articles published in LIS-oriented journals was analyzed for their bibliometric information, reasons for conducting a meta-analysis, literature searches, criteria for selecting studies, meta-analysis procedures, quality control mechanisms, and results. Although meta-analysis appears to be underappreciated in the LIS domain, the findings demonstrate that meta-analysis holds strong prospects as an LIS research method. However, there are a number of problems that must be solved, one being the misunderstanding of meta-analysis as compared with other similar systematic review methods. Suggestions are offered for developing meta-analysis. An informed understanding of the role of the meta-analysis method in LIS will be helpful for future research and practice. © 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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