An Exploratory Study of the English Articles on the Authorship in Library and Information Science

Abstract

The studies of research productivity and authorship of theses published apply the method of bibliometrics. Through the method, the studies utilize the results of quantitative analysis to discuss and explore the results and trends of research activities and the direction of manpower development in academic communities. Through the exploration and analysis of the authors’ productivity and the distribution of manpower structure, the potential of research and development of a particular field or subject and the current situation of research talents of the field or subject can be revealed. In this study, LISA and EBSCOhost- Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts databases were selected and we got a total of 219 English articles in the field of library and information science published from 1961 to 2016. With the content analysis and bibliometric approach, this study investigates the results include published years, research methods, research designs and samplings, subjects of literatures, content items of research and analysis. Moreover, this study conclude authors’ patterns, institutional affiliations, degree of collaboration between institution and countries and core authors.

Keywords

• Library and Information Science
• Research Productivity
• Authorship
• Bibliometrics
• Collaboration