The first 10 years of 2 journals on online searching are compared in terms of vital statistics, editorial policies, citation data, author affiliations, subject analysis of titles, circulation, impact factors, and immediacy using data from SSCI Journal Citation Reports. (EAM)

Describes a study that analyzed a sample of library and information science journal citations from 1985-88 to determine authors' institutional affiliations. Authors from the private sector, academic librarians, and library and information science faculty are discussed, and suggestions for further research are given. (eight references) (LRW)

Describes research which examined whether there are clusters of non-library and information science (LIS) databases that contain citations of interest to LIS researchers, the conceptual relationships of those databases, and approaches to gathering data that might be used to develop search paths and database selection guides on particular LIS…

Argues that a major difficulty in using Lotka's law in information science arises from the misuse of goodness of fit tests in parameter estimation. Three approaches for studying Lotka's law are presented: an index approach, a time series approach, and a generating mechanism incorporating these two influential variables to derive an equilibrium…

Expresses the concern that the focus on online work in library education is too narrowly practical and thereby divorced from established principles of information retrieval. The distinctive professional elements of online work that need to be addressed in library education are identified and discussed. (eight references) (CLB)

This theoretical discussion of what information science can contribute to the health professions addresses questions of definition and describes application and knowledge models for the emerging profession of informatics. A review of existing programs includes curriculum models and provides details on informatics programs emphasizing information…

Describes research performed by the Department of Education during the past decade, including an analysis of field initiated proposals funded in 1987 and 1988. The discussion covers products of the research, the most current agenda efforts, and their implications for future research. A chronological history of library research and demonstration…

Describes the activities of national documentation organizations during World War II that laid the basis for the nation's postwar scientific information infrastructure. The activities discussed include the acquisition and dissemination of strategic scientific and technical information, and the development of microfilm as an information medium. (19…

Discusses archival management, information resources management, and medical informatics as information related fields and assesses current educational activities in these areas. The possible benefits of establishing a partnership between information resources management practitioners and information studies educators are also discussed. (CLB)

Discusses the use of computers to help with problem solving. Topics include information science, including effective procedure and procedural thinking; templates; artificially intelligent agents and expert systems; and applications in education, including the goal of computer literacy for all students, and integrated software packages such as…

Presents a history of information science and examines research problems that confront information science historians. Concludes that information science researchers need to draw on a range of related historical studies such as the history of science and technology, printing and publishing, and information institutions such as libraries, archives,…

Describes a study that investigated the place and role of citation analysis in information science literature and in other social science disciplines. Discipline-specific observations are discussed and show that two application areas predominate: the validity of citation as an evaluation tool, and impact or performance studies of authors,…

Discusses communication theory and practice for public library administrators. The purposes and necessity of information are examined, the attitudes and awareness of administrators and staff are discussed, obstacles to internal communication are described, and how to conduct a communications audit to appraise an existing communication system is…

Presents a model of four factors differentiating significant from routine research--behavioral patterns of problem formulation, economic analyses of information seeking, psychological schemes of optimal effort, and basic dilemmas of the theory-practice gap. Within this context, four myths dominating the research process in library and information…

Reports results of a survey conducted by the British Library to identify distance education packages relating to library and information science (LIS) education in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and the United Kingdom. Resistance to distance education in LIS is discussed and attitudes toward distance education are…