2020
DOI: 10.5195/jmla.2020.775
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Building visualization skills through investigating the Journal of the Medical Library Association coauthorship network from 2006–2017

Abstract: Objective: The primary objective of this study was to explore different dimensions of Journal of the Medical Library Association (JMLA) authorship from 2006–2017. Dimensions that were evaluated using coauthorship networks and affiliation data included collaboration, geographical reach, and relationship between Medical Library Association (MLA) member and nonmember authors. A secondary objective was to analyze the practice and practical application of data science skills.Methods: A team of librarians who attend… Show more

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“…For comparative purposes, we include corresponding demographic data for MLA members [ 7 ] within the bubble plots when available. However, we caution against making direct comparisons between our survey responses and MLA members, as most JMLA authors [ 8 ], many reviewers, and some editorial board members are not members of MLA. Open-ended responses were analyzed using informal thematic analysis.…”
Section: Demographic Surveymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…For comparative purposes, we include corresponding demographic data for MLA members [ 7 ] within the bubble plots when available. However, we caution against making direct comparisons between our survey responses and MLA members, as most JMLA authors [ 8 ], many reviewers, and some editorial board members are not members of MLA. Open-ended responses were analyzed using informal thematic analysis.…”
Section: Demographic Surveymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Second, we decided to explicitly consider individuals with a range of personal identities and professional roles, workplaces, and geographies. In recognition of the fact that only 31% of JMLA authors are MLA members [ 10 ], and in line with COPE's “Guidelines for the Board of Directors of Learned Society Journals” [ 11 ], we sought to recruit both MLA members and nonmembers as JMLA editorial board members to achieve broader representation of our stakeholders and ensure a degree of editorial independence from our parent association. In addition to health sciences librarians, we sought to include people in a variety of professional roles that support or are adjacent to health sciences librarianship (e.g., librarians and information specialists outside of health sciences, library staff, health care workers, researchers and educators in library and information science (LIS) and non-LIS disciplines, students, publishers/vendors).…”
Section: How Has the Process Of Editorial Board Member Selection Evol...mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In addition to health sciences librarians, we sought to include people in a variety of professional roles that support or are adjacent to health sciences librarianship (e.g., librarians and information specialists outside of health sciences, library staff, health care workers, researchers and educators in library and information science (LIS) and non-LIS disciplines, students, publishers/vendors). Recognizing that our authorship and readership is international [ 10 ], we also sought to recruit editorial board members from around the globe. Furthermore, to increase the demographic diversity of the JMLA editorial board, we sought to recruit individuals who identify as being from an underrepresented group in terms of racial or ethnic, gender, sexual, and disability identities.…”
Section: How Has the Process Of Editorial Board Member Selection Evol...mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The collaborative nature of the intellectual work of health sciences librarians is increasingly evidenced by coauthored journal articles, including those published in the Journal of the Medical Library Association (JMLA) [1]. Librarians also work diligently to negotiate coauthorship on manuscripts resulting from collaborations with researchers outside of librarianship [2,3], particularly in the realm of systematic reviews [4].…”
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confidence: 99%