Analyzing the Library Periodical Literature: Content and Authorship.

Buttlar, Lois

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ERIC Number: EJ423317

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Publication Date: 1991

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Analyzing the Library Periodical Literature: Content and Authorship.

Buttlar, Lois

College and Research Libraries, v52 n1 p38-53 Jan 1991

Describes a study that analyzed 16 library periodicals with respect to various characteristics of their authors, including sex, occupation, affiliation, and geographic location. Previous studies of the literature of librarianship are reviewed, subject coverage and research methodologies are examined, and article length is noted. (58 references) (LRW)

Descriptors: Authors, Content Analysis, Employment Patterns, Faculty Publishing, Geographic Distribution, Intellectual Disciplines, Librarians, Literature Reviews, Research Methodology, Scholarly Journals, Sex Differences, Tables (Data), Writing for Publication

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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