ERIC Number: EJ1410574
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 30
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ISSN: ISSN-1361-4533
EISSN: EISSN-1740-7834
Publication Patterns of Academic Librarians from Norwegian Higher Education Institutions 2016-2020
New Review of Academic Librarianship, v29 n4 p327-356 2023
This article uses bibliometric tools to analyze the peer-reviewed publications of academic librarians from 32 accredited higher education institutions in Norway--10 university libraries and 22 college libraries--associate members of Universities Norway (UHR). The period 2016-2020 was chosen to enable us to better understand publication patterns among this academic group over a meaningful timeframe. Research outputs were examined in terms of productivity by institution, document types, publication years, subject categories, open access status, and collaboration patterns. The findings indicate that publishing amongst this community is growing; librarians choose the most highly regarded publication channels in the same way as other faculty members, and they publish in partnership with other researchers. The analysis found that academic librarians frequently select Open Access publication pathways.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Librarians, Library Instruction, Academic Libraries, Library Personnel, Peer Evaluation, Writing (Composition), Publishing Industry, Access to Information
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Norway
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