Examines the question of whether academic librarians have sufficient time and background to meet the demands of scholarship by writing for publication. The results of a study that compared matched groups of librarians and faculty members in terms of their ability to cope with pressures to publish are discussed. (18 references) (CLB)

A survey of faculty at doctoral level universities and at traditionally women's colleges found (1) women and men had the same rate of publication and spent equivalent time writing; (2) women's college faculty devoted half as much time to writing, devoted about twice as much time teaching, and published articles at half the rate of their university…

Views of women and men faculty at universities and women's colleges were surveyed concerning work loads, pressures to publish, experiences with the editorial process, and beliefs that scholarly writing will be rewarded. The Writing Survey was mailed to matched-pair samples of psychologists who were listed at academic settings in 1984. Of the 174…