Institutional Affiliations of Authors of Research Articles

Swigger, Keith

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“…The reason for this may be found in the authors of research articles: according to many studies (e.g. Swigger 6 , Watson 7 , Enger 8 ) librarians of academic libraries are the most active writers in library and Information science. They write even more than library school faculty and their interest is naturally in their own academic library.…”

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Library and Information Science Research in 1975: Content Analysis of the Journal Articles

Kumpulainen¹

1991

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Library and Information scicnce research of 1975 is analysed. The data of the study consists of 632 articles, which had appeared in the sclected 30 44 core" Journals of library and Information science. A content analysis was performed and the articles were classified according to 10 variables covering their subject, methods and approaches. 56.80% (i.e. 359 articles) were classified äs research articles, the rest 43.20% (273 articles) äs non-research. The two most frequent subjcct groups of library and Information science in 1975 were library and Information Services and Information storage and retrieval. These two subjects covered more than 50% of all research in the field. Information seeking, Information needs and scientific & Professional communication were seldom studied. The most frequent research methods were survey and verbal argumentation. The use of qualitative research methods was very rare.

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Library and Information Science Research in 1975: Content Analysis of the Journal Articles

Kumpulainen¹

1991

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“…Because the discipline of library and information sci ence is, as Keith Swigger points out, "es sentially a practical one-an applied rather than a theoretical science-it makes sense to expect the practitioners to produce re search." 18 It is reassuring to note that the practitioners in the academic libraries in Illinois are also active researchers and pub lishers. Studying the work of the practic ing academic librarians in the state offers a unique view of authorship, freed from the restraints of many of the earlier meth ods.…”

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Article Publication Patterns of Academic Librarians: An Illinois Case Study

Joswick

1999

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Charting the characteristics of librarian authors offers insight into the field by defining and describing the research patterns of the profession. This study looks at the journal articles published by academic librarians practicing in Illinois. It finds that women are publishing close to their numbers in the profession, that more articles are being written collaboratively than in the past, and that women are more likely to col laborate than men. It also shows that librarians publish primarily in li brary/information science journals and that librarians at large universi ties are more likely to publish than librarians at small colleges.ecause the transfer of informa tion is central to the mission of librarians, it is logical that li brarians also are interested in the methods of information transfer and scholarly communication within their own profession. Descriptions of the publication characteristics of scholars in library and information science (LIS) have formed a considerable body of literature in recent years. Mapping the characteristics of librar ian authors helps to define the dynamics and vigor of the discipline, identify re search-oriented individuals and institu tions, and chart trends and techniques. These studies of authors and publication sources also serve as benchmarks of re search productivity for the profession.In his extensive review of the literature on authorship in LIS, Thomas E. Nisonger divides studies into two categories: jour nal-based analysis and individual-based analysis.

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“…36-37). Content analysis of journal articles has been used to explore the relationship between research and practice in a number of previous studies (Haddow, 2010;Hildreth & Aytac, 2007;McKechnie et al, 2008;Swigger, 1985) or to categorize or classify the domains covered by the LIS literature (Koufogiannakis et al, 2004); other bibliometric techniques, including citation analysis, have also been used to explore these themes (Saracevic & Berk, 1973;Schlögl & Stock, 2008). The present sample is much smaller than the 100 to 200 articles analyzed in previous studies (Fisher, 1999;Hildreth & Aytac, 2007;McKechnie et al, 2008;Swigger, 1985) but is distinctive in its focus on the output of an individual LIS department.…”

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“…Swigger (1985) explores author affiliations for 200 articles, suggesting that LIS faculty members publish a disproportionately large amount of the LIS literature. Haddow and Klobas (2004, p. 32) describe a low level of practitioner publication relative to the total size of the LIS profession.…”

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“…Swigger (1985) identifies nearly 50 percent of article authors as library practitioners, with nearly one third of the total number of authors being academic librarians. Fisher (1999, p. 62) identifies 53 percent of 204 article authors as library practitioners, and again the largest proportion (36 percent) are academic librarians.…”

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Putting Research into Practice: An Exploration of Sheffield iSchool Approaches to Connecting Research with Practice

Roberts¹,

Madden²,

Corrall³

2013

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The relationship between research and practice in the work of members of the University of Sheffield's Information School (iSchool) was examined through a mixed-methods study carried out in two stages. Two focus groups with doctoral students and faculty members explored motivations for undertaking research, views about the impact of research, and the role of social media in its dissemination. Personal enjoyment and pursuit of knowledge for its own sake emerged as strong motivators but were also linked with expressing professional identity and contributing something useful to practice in the field. Differing stakeholder definitions of research impact were perceived as problematic, and multiple channels of communication were advocated, including judicious use of professional and social networks. A content analysis of journal articles written by iSchool faculty collected qualitative and quantitative data on the subject matter, methodology, references, and other dimensions of published output, including statements relating the research to practice. Published outputs highlighted diversity in the methods used, demonstrated collaboration with practitioners in conducting and communicating research, and identified five distinct ways of connecting research with practice. The study concludes with ten recommendations for strengthening the research-practice relationship in library and information studies.

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Institutional Affiliations of Authors of Research Articles

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Library and Information Science Research in 1975: Content Analysis of the Journal Articles

Library and Information Science Research in 1975: Content Analysis of the Journal Articles

Article Publication Patterns of Academic Librarians: An Illinois Case Study

Putting Research into Practice: An Exploration of Sheffield iSchool Approaches to Connecting Research with Practice

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