Assessing Library Scholarship: Experience at a Land Grant University

Wirth, Andrea; Kelly, Maureen; Webster, Janet

doi:10.5860/crl-51r1

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“…11 Publications by librarians increasingly tend to be concentrated in a few journals 12 and receive fewer citations than articles published by LIS faculty. 13 The reading practices of academic librar-ians also reflect this concentration, with librarians consistently following only a handful of research journals; 14 in one study, "only 15% read more than four research journals." 15 In general, librarians and archivists tend to read and publish research that has practical interest and is directly related to their job duties.…”

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Beyond Gatekeepers of Knowledge: Scholarly Communication Practices of Academic Librarians and Archivists at ARL Institutions

Sugimoto

Tsou²,

Naslund³

et al. 2014

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Librarians and archivists are intimately involved in scholarly communication systems, both as information providers and instructors. However, very little is known regarding their activities as scholars. This study seeks to examine the scholarly communication practices of librarians and archivists, the role that tenure plays in scholarly communication practices, and the degree to which institutional support is provided in librarians' efforts to consume and disseminate research and reports of best practices. A questionnaire was sent to professional librarians and archivists at 91 ARL institutions. The responses demonstrate that ARL librarians and archivists are avid consumers and creators of scholarship, and they use emerging technologies to stay up-to-date on the profession's latest research.he duties of academic librarians and archivists are inherently tied to the world of scholarly research. By organizing, disseminating, and providing access to information, librarians and archivists act as gatekeepers of knowledge for countless students, researchers, and professors. The role of librarians and archivists in scholarly communication has expanded in recent years. In addition to their traditional job duties, librarians now perform liaison functions, wherein information professionals act as educators for both students and faculty. Modern librarians also advocate for "sustainable models" of scholarly communication, help faculty members to develop tools that facilitate scholarly communication, and work in the field of digital preservation.

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Beyond Gatekeepers of Knowledge: Scholarly Communication Practices of Academic Librarians and Archivists at ARL Institutions

Sugimoto

Tsou²,

Naslund³

et al. 2014

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“…12 Wirth, Kelly, and Webster documented a generally upward trend in publication of peer-reviewed articles between 1998 and 2007 among librarians at Oregon State University. 13 Best and Kneip conducted a wide-ranging study of faculty status, tenure requirements, publication, and library school education of academic librarians who published articles in 14 Walters and Wilder's study of articles published between 2007 and 2012 in thirty-one LIS journals found that librarians contributed only 23 percent, the lowest percentage reported among studies reviewed. 15 Despite the decline in publication by academic librarians in C&RL and JAL reported by Best and Kneip, their survey of ARL library directors suggested "an increase in publication expectations for promotion" in both faculty status and professional status libraries.…”

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Publication Patterns of U.S. Academic Librarians and Libraries from 2003 to 2012

Blecic

Wiberley

Groote³

et al. 2017

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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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“…Hart (1999) concluded from his study of Penn State University that librarians are highly active in terms of research and scholarly publications as each librarian was found to have on the average produced slightly more than nine publications. A study of librarians at Oregon State University in 2010, reported a general upward trend in peer reviewed articles over a ten year period (Wirth et al, 2010). Another study by Ani and Onyancha (2011) on research productivity of Nigerian Universities using the Web Science database showed the University of Ibadan as the most productive university in Nigeria with biology and applied microbiology as the most productive disciplines.…”

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Mentoring of young librarians in South East Nigeria for improved research and scholarly publications

Nwankwo

Ike

Anozie

2017

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the concept of mentoring of young librarians in South East Nigeria so as to improve their research and scholarly publications. Design/methodology/approach The study confined its scope to 135 librarians in the five different federal universities in South East Nigeria. In all, 100 (80 percent) of the librarians were sampled. The instrument for data collection was questionnaire which contained 30 items derived from the research questions. The descriptive survey research design was used as research method. Librarians were grouped into young librarians (assistant librarian and librarian II) and higher librarians (librarian I, senior librarian, principal librarian, deputy university librarian and university librarian); for a comprehensive analysis of the study. Findings The findings of the study among others reveals that young librarians are a bit knowledgeable and conversant about the term “mentoring” but not equitable when compared to that of other higher librarians in matters of scholarly publication. Also there is evidence of mentoring in place in these libraries for boosting the research prowess of librarians, but in an informal form. The librarians believed that most times the mentee’s inability to open up during interaction, and unconstructive criticisms from mentors to their mentees; are serious challenges to successful mentoring for improved scholarly publications. Originality/value Research studies focusing on mentoring young librarians on research and scholarly publications in Nigeria, are rare. Furthermore, librarians are not conversant with the concept of mentoring and which mentoring practices and programs are currently in place in their libraries to boost their research prowess. Also, adopting a mentor and what to expect from both mentors and mentees concerning research publications are salient areas explored in the work. This study will raise important issues that relate to research publications of both librarians and other academic researchers especially in this research impact-factor driven world of ours.

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Assessing Library Scholarship: Experience at a Land Grant University

Cited by 8 publications

References 35 publications

Beyond Gatekeepers of Knowledge: Scholarly Communication Practices of Academic Librarians and Archivists at ARL Institutions

Beyond Gatekeepers of Knowledge: Scholarly Communication Practices of Academic Librarians and Archivists at ARL Institutions

Publication Patterns of U.S. Academic Librarians and Libraries from 2003 to 2012

Mentoring of young librarians in South East Nigeria for improved research and scholarly publications

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