Citation analyses of articles appearing in "College and Research Libraries" (C&RL) and "Journal of Academic Librarianship" (JAL) for 1981 reveal that academic librarians use more periodical articles than monographs in research, C&RL and JAL reference themselves, majority of references in periodical and monograph form…

Presents nine suggestions for academic librarians to improve on the odds of getting their research published that were generated at a 1981 meeting of the Academic Division of the Pacific Northwest Library Association, as well as detailed instructions for contributors for each of 21 library science journals. (EJS)

Describes the evolution of the scholarly communication system to its current stage, with special attention paid to the fundamental principles that drive the system. The influences of relevant principles of and advances in librarianship on the structuring and restructuring of the system are demonstrated. (nine references) (CLB)

Reports results of a bibliometric analysis of referencing patterns within journal articles published in "College and Research Libraries" (C&RL) and the "Journal of Academic Librarianship" (JAL) from 1984 through 1986. Comparisons are made between scholarliness, commonality of research bases, and relative contributions; and…

Examines authorship characteristics of 163 articles written by 294 authors in four major information science journals to determine author details: sex, occupation, affiliation, geographic distribution, and institutional affiliation. Findings indicate that males (70%) publish three times more compared to females (23.5%), and the school of library…

Examination of 11 major library science journals for period 1979 through 1983 to determine affiliation of authors of substantive articles indicates that requirements for academic librarians to publish affect publication productivity, and that findings concerning productivity of library school faculties are consistent with those of earlier…

Describes a study that examined the readability of papers "College and Research Libraries" accepted, rejected, and published for 1990 and 1991. Results showing a statistically significant difference for the text of papers but not for abstracts are reported, and topics for further research are suggested. (Contains six references.) (EAM)

The 10 papers in this collection focus on library education and research: (1) "Image of Library" (V. D. Stelmakh, USSR); (2) "The Study of Reading Activity in the Context of Australian Libraries" (G. G. Allen & F. C. A. Exon, Australia); (3) "Attitudes to Children's Reading in Singapore" (Tzu Pheng Lee,…

Data on the use of bound an unbound journals in an academic biology library suggest that almost all of the journals studied are suitable as electronic only; only a very few are reasonable choices in both print and electronic formats. Most scientific articles might be better suited for publication not in journals at all, but rather in a suitable…

Examines the short-term effects of online availability on the use of print chemistry journals based on a study at Duke University Chemistry Library. Discusses results that showed a diminished use of the print collection and considers implications for collection management in scientific and technical libraries. (Author/LRW)

Assessed the information-seeking behavior of scientists at the University of Oklahoma using an electronically distributed questionnaire, a copy of which is appended. Results indicate a preference for printed peer-reviewed journal articles and the need for libraries to provide access to electronic bibliographic databases. Appendix II lists…