Questions about the optimal way to present repository content to authors, submitters, and end-users, prompted this study. The authors examined, through an observation and a survey, the institutional repositories of peer institutions in the ARL for good practices related to the presentation and organization of faculty-authored institutional…

This study explores faculty deposits in institutional repositories (IR) within selected disciplines and identifies the diverse navigational paths to IR sites from library Web site homepages. The statistical relationship between the development of an IR and the presence of a Web site dedicated to the reform of traditional scholarly communication is…

Following a 2003 survey that benchmarked the research and publication activities of Florida librarians, administrative support for these efforts was investigated. Library administrators were asked to identify various types and funding levels of travel and research assistance. Results suggest that Florida librarians receive support comparable to…

The study describes the methodology of a comparative citation analysis, discusses the results of its application to the analysis of published works and student theses at a single research university and evaluates the findings as a background for the management of a university library collection.

Teaching faculty learn to assimilate into their departmental culture as doctoral students; the terminal degree in Library Science, the Master's degree, however, provides training in the day-to-day operation of a library but not experience in scholarly publishing. As a result, library faculty on the tenure track live in a heightened state of…

In an effort to establish benchmarks for comparison to national trends, a web-based survey explored the research, publication, and service activities of Florida academic librarians. Participants ranked the importance of professional activities to the tenure/promotion process. Findings suggest that perceived tenure and promotion demands do…

Citations in journal articles published by Faculty in Departments of Surveying and Mapping at Wuhan University between 1994 and 2003 are counted and analyzed to form several available citation lists. The study discusses the importance of journal material and interdisciplinary journals to the field and is used for guiding collection development…

Discussion of scholarship and publishing in librarianship focuses on the activities of community college librarians. Faculty status and expected workload are discussed, an emphasis on teaching rather than research is explained, the importance of scholarly activities for librarians is described, and a reluctance to write for publication is…

Discussion of faculty status for academic librarians focuses on the reasons for and the impact of recent library school closings. Topics addressed include professional identity; the service functions of librarians versus teaching, research, and publication requirements of traditional tenure; accountability to the larger institution; and staffing…

A study of criteria used by academic library directors to evaluate monographs and journal articles for tenure and initial promotion determined the four most important criteria for monographs (solicited external assessments, awards, reviews, and solicited internal assessments) and for journal articles (appearance in referred journals, nature of the…

Discussion of the relationship between academic librarians and faculty focuses on the process of the faculty citation search, where librarians conduct online searches for citations to faculty publications. Topics include the reference/search process, relational challenges, psychological stress, role reversal, difference in search objectives, and…

Examines how price increases and substantial growth in the number of scholarly journals are logical outcomes of the scholarly communication system. It is argued that scholars, publishers, and university officials have an interest in continuing this system, and academic libraries are expected to provide a ready market even though they are not…

Examines the factors that are forcing changes in the scholarly journal, including static library budgets, rapidly increasing prices, and escalating article production. The need for authors, librarians, publishers, and university administrators to address the underlying problems of the scientific information chain is discussed. (23 references)…

A system of course analysis was developed and used to code and compare faculty research, courses, and library materials in the Mathematics, Physics, and Statistics departments of the University of South Carolina. The purpose is to provide a guide in determining how well the library's collection supports the academic needs of these departments. (10…

Describes a study that was conducted to examine the influence of institutional type, as defined by the Carnegie Classification, on tenure and promotion criteria at academic libraries. Highlights include faculty status; academic degree required; job performance; service; research and publication; teaching; and similarities of criteria for…