Journal of Information and Documentation

Economic and technical norms for scientific journal publishing services funded by state budget

Tran Dac Hien — 2025-11-14

Scientific journals play a central role in scholarly communication and serve as a key tool for guiding societal knowledge. Domestic journal publishing activities currently rely mainly on state budget funding but lack specific economic–technical norms. This absence creates difficulties in budgeting, cost control, and financial management, posing a major challenge to implementing autonomy mechanisms in public service units.

The paper emphasizes the role of economic–technical norms as management and cost-planning tools for determining public service prices. It proposes a framework for developing such norms to ensure cost transparency, standardize technical processes, and enhance comparability across journals. The study also suggests concrete norms based on the measurement of 30–40 operational steps within the publishing process, applicable to various journal types (Vietnamese, English, electronic).

Information competence for higher education during 1998-2023: A bibliometric analysis from Scopus data

Trinh Khanh Van — 2025-11-15

In the context of the rapid development of information technology, the need to enhance information literacy in higher education has become increasingly urgent. Improving information literacy helps lecturers and students effectively utilize various information resources and online learning tools. It also enables them to participate more fully in scientific research activities. This study examines the development of scientific publications related to information literacy in higher education. It focuses on publication volume, growth patterns, and research trends during the period 1998-2023. The authors employed a bibliometric analysis approach using specialized software tools for data processing and visualization. Specifically, VOSviewer and Biblioshiny (RStudio) were utilized in the analysis. A total of 279 publications on information literacy in higher education, spanning from 1998 to 2023, were retrieved from the Scopus database for analysis. Several notable findings emerged from the analysis: Publication output on this topic peaked in 2021 and 2022; several top-ranked Scopus-indexed journals were identified as prominent publication venues on this topic; keyword analysis revealed that research themes in this field have centered on information literacy; the analysis also identified the countries and institutions that contributed the most publications on this topic. These findings indicate that research on the information literacy of university faculty is attracting growing interest. This comprehensive bibliometric analysis provides a foundation for guiding further studies on the topic. It also assists educational administrators in formulating effective strategies to enhance information literacy in higher education.

Factors affecting students’ use of open educational resources: A descriptive review from the ScienceDirect database.

Nguyen Cao Hong Phung — 2025-11-15

This study provides an overview of the factors influencing students' use of open educational resources (OER). It highlights the significant role of technological advancements in transforming educational practices and the increase in OER adoption in higher education institutions. Factors impacting OER usage include students' perceptions, ease of use, resource quality, instructor influence, institutional influence, cost factors, impact on learning outcomes, and personal attitudes. The paper also synthesizes various theoretical models used to analyze these factors such as UTAUT, TAM, TPB, and others. The findings emphasize the need for more in-depth empirical research, especially in universities in Vietnam, to better understand the impact of OER on student learning and the role of libraries in promoting OER adoption.

Applying Chatbot models in natural language processing to an intelligent query system for reference document retrieval

Nguyen Tam Thanh Tung — 2025-11-15

In the era of increasingly vast, diverse, and rapidly evolving data, the demand for accurate and reliable information retrieval has become more critical than ever. Traditional search systems, which primarily rely on keywords and metadata, often fail to understand contextual nuances, leading to imprecise results and a lack of credible references. These limitations reduce the reliability of retrieved information and hinder effective analysis and decision-making. To overcome these challenges, the DataChatBot system was developed, leveraging Large language models (LLMs) in combination with advanced techniques such as external information retrieval and vector databases. As a result, the system enables information to be stored and searched as embedded vectors, enhancing semantic search capabilities, supporting logical reasoning, and delivering accurate, source-cited responses. This approach not only improves the relevance and trustworthiness of search results but also empowers users to verify information with ease, thereby optimizing the processes of information discovery, analysis, and decision-making.

Science and technology in India's development strategy.

Nguyen Thi Tu Quyen — 2025-11-15

Decree on providing detailed regulations and guidance on implementation of a number of articles of the Law on Science, Technology and Innovation on information, statistics, assessment, digital transformation and general issues.

Ban biên tập — 2025-11-15

Circular on regulating the collection, updating, connection, sharing, management, exploitation and use of data on the National Information System on science, technology and innovation.

Ban biên tập — 2025-11-15

Ministry of Science and Technology's Data Strategy to 2030 – A vision for national knowledge infrastructure in the Digital Age.

Ban biên tập — 2025-11-15

Set of indicators for assessing the effectiveness of science, technology, innovation and digital transformation.

Ban biên tập — 2025-11-15

The 22nd Conference of Vietnam Library Consortium on Science and Technology Information e-Resources.

Ban biên tập — 2025-11-15

Workshop on “Scientific Evaluation in the digital era”.

Ban biên tập — 2025-11-15

Training course on “Artificial intelligence for information and library professionals”.

Ban biên tập — 2025-11-15

Workshop on “Developing artificial intelligence capacity for learners”.

Ban biên tập — 2025-11-15

General index of Journal of Information and Documentation 2025.

Ban biên tập — 2025-11-15