Scholarly Productivity of Arab Librarians in LIS Journals from 1981 to 2010
Dr. Zakaria, Mahmoud Sherif;
Abstract
Several studies discussed the characteristics of authors who published in Library and Information Science
journals. Although none focused specifically on Arab librarians as authors, the current study attempts to
reveal the scholarly contributions to library literature by Arab librarians. The study describes and
analyses the journal research publications in Library and Information Science journals by professional
librarians from 1981 to 2010. Single-author articles are found to be highly followed by two and three
authored articles. The average degree of collaboration between authors in Library and Information
Science journals is 9.64% (only 19 journal articles written by at least two or three authors). Finally, this
study provides recommendations to Arab librarians to encourage them to be engaged in research in the
Library and Information Science discipline.
journals. Although none focused specifically on Arab librarians as authors, the current study attempts to
reveal the scholarly contributions to library literature by Arab librarians. The study describes and
analyses the journal research publications in Library and Information Science journals by professional
librarians from 1981 to 2010. Single-author articles are found to be highly followed by two and three
authored articles. The average degree of collaboration between authors in Library and Information
Science journals is 9.64% (only 19 journal articles written by at least two or three authors). Finally, this
study provides recommendations to Arab librarians to encourage them to be engaged in research in the
Library and Information Science discipline.
Other data
Title | Scholarly Productivity of Arab Librarians in LIS Journals from 1981 to 2010 | Authors | Dr. Zakaria, Mahmoud Sherif | Keywords | scholarly communication;Arab librarians;scholarly productivity;Library and Information Science journals;librarianship | Issue Date | Mar-2015 | Publisher | SAGE | Journal | IFLA Journal | Volume | 41 | Issue | 1 | Start page | 70 | End page | 79 | DOI | 10.1177/0340035215570556 |
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