ERIC Number: EJ1141272
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017-May
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-0010-0870
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Publication Patterns of U.S. Academic Librarians and Libraries from 2003 to 2012
Blecic, Deborah D.; Wiberley, Stephen E., Jr.; De Groote, Sandra L.; Cullars, John; Shultz, Mary; Chan, Vivian
College & Research Libraries, v78 n4 p442-458 May 2017
This study investigated contributions to the peer-reviewed library and information science (LIS) journal literature by U.S. academic librarian (USAL) authors over a ten-year period (2003-2012). The results were compared to those of two previous five-year studies that covered the time periods of 1993-1997 and 1998-2002 to examine longitudinal trends. For USAL authors as a group, publication productivity, the proportion of peer-reviewed articles contributed to the LIS literature, and sole-authorship declined. Among USALs who did publish, productivity patterns remained similar over twenty years, with a slight increase in the percentage of USAL authors who published three or more articles in five years. The top twenty high-publication libraries from 2003 to 2012 were from public research universities, unlike two earlier studies that found private university libraries among the top twenty.
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Librarians, Writing for Publication, Faculty Publishing, Productivity, Journal Articles, Authors, Longitudinal Studies, Trend Analysis, Bibliometrics
Association of College and Research Libraries. 50 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611. e-mail: acrl@ala.org; Web site: http://crl.acrl.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Information Analyses
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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