Publications of Australian Lis Academics in Databases

This paper examines aspects of journal articles published from 1967 to 2008, located in eight databases, and authored or co-authored by academics serving for at least two years in Australian LIS programs from 1959 to 2008. These aspects are: inclusion of publications in databases, publications in journals, authorship characteristics of publications, productivity, and subject content of publications over time. Results indicate that national and LIS-specific databases provided adequate coverage; however, no single database provided over half of all publications. More than half of all articles were published in national journals focusing on aspects of LIS in Australia; however, there is a trend for increasing publications in international journals. Most of the earlier publications had one author, but multiple authorship in publications has increased since 1999. Overall the number of publications per LIS academic is low; however, per capita productivity has been increasing since the mid-1990s. Finally, titles of articles reveal a shift from library-related terms to information-related terms. 1 An earlier version of this paper was presented at the Research Applications in Library and Information Studies (RAILS) Seminar held at Queensland University of Technology in May 2011. * Corresponding author. Email addresses: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]. Preprint of: Wilson, Concepción S.; Boell, Sebastian K.; Kennan, Mary Anne; Willard, Patricia (2011). Publications of Australian LIS Academics in Databases. Australian Academic and Research Libraries. 43(3). 211-230. 1 / 20