Scholarly Productivity of U.S. LIS Faculty: An Update

• Published in: The Library quarterly (Chicago) Vol. 70; no. 2; pp. 230 - 245
• Main Author: Budd, John M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chicago, Il University of Chicago Press 01-04-2000; University of Chicago, acting through its Press
• Subjects: Bibliographic citations; Bibliometrics. Scientometrics. Evaluation; Citation analysis; Citations (References); Data Analysis; Doctoral programs; Exact sciences and technology; Faculty; Faculty Publishing; Information and communication sciences; Information Science; Information science. Documentation; Libraries; Library and information science; Library and information science. General aspects; Library associations; Library Schools; Library science; Productivity; Rank Order; Ranking; Research universities; Scholarly Journals; Sciences and techniques of general use; Statistical significance; Tables (Data); United States government publications; USA; United States; North America; America; Scientific literature; Information science; Graduate level education; Published document; Librarianship; Citation; Author productivity
• ISSN: 0024-2519; 1549-652X
• DOI: 10.1086/630020

This study is the third in a series that examines some measures of productivity applied to faculty in Library and Information Science (LIS) programs in the United States accredited by the American Library Association. The Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) is used to generate publication and citation data. The time period covered is 1993-98. The data are analyzed according to both individual productivity and program productivity. Tables are presented to list the individuals ranked by the measures. Additional tables present ranked lists of programs according to total and per capita publications and total and per capita citations. Programs are then ranked by the criteria just mentioned along with the perceptions of programs as reported in the most recent U.S. News and World Report survey.