Abstract:

This paper presents an examination of research on Indigenous people and information and communications technology by surveying the landscape of existing studies. A literature review of the relevant 166 publications worldwide from 1995 to 2013 inclusive was performed, and  bibliometrics  were  applied  to  identify  the  trends  of  research  in  terms  of  amount  of  yearly  articles,  names  of  authors  and  their  affiliations, financial support status and research methods. Content analysis was used to identify major research topics. Findings show that the amount of relevant publications fluctuated almost every year, with the highest number of publications in 2007. International Information & Library Review was the most prolific journal publishing a wide range of  articles  in  the  area,  and  Laurel  Evelyn  Dyson  from  Australia  was  the  most  productive  author.  Only  9%  of  the  publications  reported  explicitly  that  they  were  financially  supported.