Publication Patterns of U.S. Academic Librarians and Libraries from 2003 to 2012
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| Title: | Publication Patterns of U.S. Academic Librarians and Libraries from 2003 to 2012 |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Blecic, Deborah D., Wiberley, Stephen E., De Groote, Sandra L., Cullars, John, Shultz, Mary, Chan, Vivian |
| Source: | College & Research Libraries. May 2017 78(4):442-458. |
| Availability: | Association of College and Research Libraries. 50 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611. e-mail: acrl@ala.org; Web site: http://crl.acrl.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 17 |
| Publication Date: | 2017 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research Information Analyses |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Academic Libraries, Librarians, Writing for Publication, Faculty Publishing, Productivity, Journal Articles, Authors, Longitudinal Studies, Trend Analysis, Bibliometrics |
| DOI: | 10.5860/crl.78.4.442 |
| ISSN: | 0010-0870 |
| Abstract: | 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. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2017 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1141272 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | 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. |
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| ISSN: | 0010-0870 |
| DOI: | 10.5860/crl.78.4.442 |
