Analyzes the citations in 187 articles on bibliographic instruction published in library science journals to determine the extent to which authors cited sources from library and information science as compared to sources from traditional subject disciplines. The results suggest an insularity, not only from other subject disciplines, but from the…

Describes a citation study that examines the extent to which interdisciplinary research in librarianship is restricted by paradigms. The use of library science and sociology journal articles that address the sociological aspect of libraries is explained, and implications for library science are suggested. (14 references) (LRW)

A study which used citation analysis techniques to examine information use by faculty in a university chemistry department found that 49 percent of the journals cited were from fields other than chemistry. The implications of this finding for university libraries providing information services to scientists engaged in interdisciplinary research…

Examines the challenges for academic libraries in providing library services for interdisciplinary research institutes. A technique for analyzing data gathered from interviews with scholars, citation analysis, and patterns of use of an article copy service is explained. Results are shown to be useful in planning library services. (Contains eight…