ABSTRACT

DIY laboratory movement across the globe has been trendy over the years. Consequently, the past decade has witnessed a steady rise in the literature devoted to various aspects of the DIY movement. This augurs well for detailed research into trends and literature gaps for future research. To this end, a systematic literature review on journal articles published between 1990 and 2019 is conducted. Findings indicate that DIY activities may be a global movement but research reporting their operations are predominantly based on developed economies. Contrary to the perception that DIY activities are carried out at homes by novices using unconventional means; some DIY activities are also carried out by (semi-)professional(s) who mostly operate from traditional research laboratories. Further, the general notion that DIY will challenge the existing traditional research laboratory through the provision of alternative sources of science, technology, and innovation (STI) research is not fully backed by scientific and empirical evidence. The study contributes to STI literature by broadening our understanding of DIY laboratories movement trends, literature gaps and sets future research agender.

摘要

多年来，全球范围内的 DIY 实验室运动一直很流行。因此，过去十年见证了致力于 DIY 运动各个方面的文献的稳步增长。这预示着对未来研究的趋势和文献差距进行详细研究。为此，对 1990 年至 2019 年间发表的期刊文章进行了系统的文献综述。调查结果表明，DIY 活动可能是一场全球运动，但报告其运营的研究主要基于发达经济体。与 DIY 活动是由新手使用非常规方式在家中进行的看法相反；一些 DIY 活动也由主要在传统研究实验室工作的（半）专业人士进行。更远，DIY 将通过提供科学、技术和创新 (STI) 研究的替代来源来挑战现有传统研究实验室的一般观念并没有完全得到科学和经验证据的支持。该研究通过拓宽我们对 DIY 实验室运动趋势、文献差距和设定未来研究对象的理解，为 STI 文献做出贡献。