ISSN(p): 2354-9629 ISSN(e): 2549-1334 76 Copyright©2021 *Library Science Department, Universitas Islam Negeri Alauddin Makassar Email: aiscorner76@gmail.com, ayu.trysnawati@uin-alauddin.ac.id (Submitted: 22-01-2021, Revised: 20-05-2021, Accepted: 08-06-2021) DOI: 10.24252/v9i1a9 1. INTRODUCTION The development of science can be measured through the number of publications related to a field of science, for example, the numbers of the results of field research and the results of literature studies. One form of research in the university is a thesis. These collections of theses can be used to determine the development of certain sciences. That is why every university requires its students and lecturers to remain active in publishing their writings. According to Sulistyo-Basuki (2009), the field of library science can anticipate the information explosion by developing it into a science that can be taught to the public. This department of library science TRENDS IN LIBRARY SCIENCE RESEARCH TOPICS DURING THE PERIOD 2016-2019 Muh. Quraisy Mathar* & Ayu Trysnawati* ABSTRAK: Sejak berdiri tahun 1999 lalu, telah ada ratusan penelitian yang dihasilkan oleh alumni Jurusan Ilmu Perpustakaan UIN Alauddin Makassar. Kajian bibliometrika ini bertujuan untuk melihat tren topik penelitian mahasiswa Jurusan Ilmu Perpustakaan periode 2016-2019 dan juga melihat jenis literatur yang digunakan sebagai rujukan dalam penelitian. Data penelitian diperoleh dari 363 skripsi versi cetak yang diperoleh di Perpustakaan Fakultas Adab dan Humaniora dan Database Slims di Perpustakaan Fakultas Adab dan Humaniora periode 2016-2019. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat 19 kategori topik penelitian yang telah dihasilkan tahun 2016-2019. Ada 5 tren topik penelitian yang paling sering dikaji yaitu bahan pustaka 22,09%, selanjutnya topik pustakawan 12.14%, topik layanan dan pemustaka 8,25 % dan topik teknologi perpustakaan 8.01%. penelitian ini dapat berimplikasi pada perumusan formula baru tentang arah dan tujuan topik penelitian pada bidang Ilmu Perpustakaan ke depannya. Kata kunci: Ilmu perpustakaan; bibliometrika ABSTRACT: Since its establishment in 1999, the Library Science Department of UIN Alauddin Makassar have been producing hundreds of researches in the field written by its alumni. This bibliometric study described the trend of research topics written by the undergraduate library science students in the department during the period 2016-109. It also described the various types of documents cited as references in the researches. 336 undergraduate theses were obtained from the faculty library database. It is found that there were 19 categories of research topics that had written during the period. There were 5 trends in research topics that are most frequently studied, namely Library Collections 22,09 %, Librarians 12,14 %, Library Services and Librarian 8,25 %, and Library Technology 8,01 %. This research can have implications for the design of new formulas regarding the direction and objectives of research in the field of library science in the future. Keywords: Library science; bibliometrics