Remembering Lynn Steen: A Steen-Numeracy Citation Index (2008-2015)

Abstract

This editorial memorializes Lynn Arthur Steen (1941-2015) with a bibliographic resource that indexes all of his writings (papers, books, edited volumes, and papers contained therein) that are cited in papers in Numeracy. The citation index contains 67 cited works, each accompanied with a list of linked Numeracy papers that cite them. All told, there are 68 such citing papers (called sources); they cite the 67 cited works a total of 290 times and are listed alphabetically in a source index with links. The paired citation and source indexes provide a vehicle for easy browsing by which those familiar with Lynn Steen's works can easily be refreshed and reminded, while those who are new to QL can quickly come to an understanding of the importance of the concept and get an appreciation of Lynn Steen's impact on the field. It is worth emphasizing that all of the source papers and many of the cited works are open access. It is hoped that this resource will facilitate hours of happy and thought-provoking reading and a deeper understanding of quantitative literacy.

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“…For example, the paper by Madison and Steen (2008) in our inaugural issue records the establishment of the National Numeracy Network and Numeracy. More recently, we have published bibliographies of papers in Numeracy (2008Numeracy ( -2015 citing papers by and in volumes edited by American numeracy's two most prolific thought leaders, Lynn Arthur Steen 1 (Vacher 2016) and Bernard L. Madison 2 (Grawe and Vacher 2017). Now, by codifying a new space within Numeracy for publishing witnessed histories, we intend to foster a more systematic archive of our collective past to facilitate the passing of the baton from one academic generation to the next.…”

A Madison-Numeracy Citation Index (2008-2015): Implementing a Vision for a Quantitatively Literate World

“…Readers may recall last volume's lead-off editorial in memory of Lynn Steen (Vacher 2015). That piece quantified the impact of Steen's visionary work on our field through works cited in papers published in Numeracy's first eight volumes (2008)(2009)(2010)(2011)(2012)(2013)(2014)(2015).…”

“…These are listed in Table 1 ordered by the number of times each was cited. Vacher (2015) argues that Steen's work made the case for quantitative literacy (QL). Evident in the non-shaded items in Table 1, Madison was a trusted collaborator in this intellectual effort.…”

“…For those who are new to the quantitative literacy movement and are looking to get up to speed, you could do a lot worse than visit the 23 most-cited works in the Steen-Numeracy and Madison-Numeracy citations lists (Table 1 here and in Vacher 2015). But if you want to fully understand those pieces and their intellectual progeny, be prepared to read a while.…”