DIGITAL LIBRARIES AND E-RESOURCES RESEARCH: A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS (2015–2025)

Digital Libraries and E-Resources Research examines the creation, organization, accessibility, and use of digital information systems that offer electronic resources, including e-books, e-journals, databases, and multimedia collections. Bibliometric analysis is a quantitative method used to evaluate research trends, scholarly impact, and publication patterns through the statistical examination of literature metadata, including citations, authorship, keywords, and sources. This bibliometric analysis examines the research landscape of Digital Libraries and E-Resources from 2015 to 2025, focusing on major trends, patterns, and scholarly contributions in the field of research. Using the Scopus database, one of the world’s largest repositories of peer-reviewed literature, a structured search strategy was employed to extract data related to publications, authorship, citations, and country-wise contributions. The study addresses three core research questions: (1) What are the major trends and thematic patterns in digital library and e-resource research? (2) Which publications constitute the Top 10 most-cited works in this domain? (3) How has research output grown between 2015 and 2025 with respect to annual publication trends, leading authors, institutions, and contributing countries? Findings are expected to highlight a progressive rise in publications, increased collaboration across countries, and a shift from traditional digital library models toward emerging themes such as AI-enabled information systems, user analytics, metadata automation, and open educational resources (OER). This study offers valuable insights for researchers, librarians, policymakers, and digital knowledge managers, enabling them to understand global research directions and emerging priorities in digital library and e-resource development.