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Thema and world needs: exploring bibliodiversity through open access book subjects Cover

Thema and world needs: exploring bibliodiversity through open access book subjects

By: Ronald Snijder  
Open Access
|Jan 2025

Abstract

Bibliodiversity is mostly studied based on publication languages or the imbalance of the means of knowledge production and dissemination. This article explores the concept of bibliodiversity by analysing the consumption of open access books across different regions and examines the subjects of interest using the Thema classification system. The study deploys social network analysis to investigate affiliations between countries and book classifications, identifying clusters of shared interests. The results point to a correlation between regional proximity and subject interest.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1629/uksg.679 | Journal eISSN: 2048-7754
Language: English
Submitted on: Aug 1, 2024
Accepted on: Sep 13, 2024
Published on: Jan 14, 2025
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 3 issues per year

© 2025 Ronald Snijder, published by Ubiquity Press
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.