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Library, Information Science, and Archives Doctoral Research Trends in Australia

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Research in the fields of the LIS, Archives and Recordkeeping sectors faces challenges as a result of course closures, which could have an impact on the number of future “academic-research-trained LIS professionals” and consequently the volume and quality of future research in Australia. This short paper aims to introduce a project currently underway in Australia to identify emerging trends in related PhD research, identify community needs and provide a summary of relevant background literature.

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    Both ALIA and RIMPA have endorsed the need for this research, and that it is funded by the Whyte Fund, Monash university.

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Dehghani, M., Wright, S., Denison, T. (2022). Library, Information Science, and Archives Doctoral Research Trends in Australia. In: Smits, M. (eds) Information for a Better World: Shaping the Global Future. iConference 2022. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 13192. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-96957-8_6

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