The predominant system of defining and rewarding scholarship today is mismatched with higher education's mission. Success is based on publication in adjudicated journals rather than on generation of knowledge. Three metaphors (scholarship as currency, published article as icon, and professor as entrepreneur) help examine the crisis in higher…

Compares citation data collected from publications of faculty in a pure science discipline and applied science disciplines to factors such as journal costs and publisher type. Based on a serials cancellation project at the University of Maryland, College Park, the relationship between citation frequency and cost is also discussed. (Author/LRW)

In 1978, 1983, and 1988, the publications of library and information science faculty were counted, categorized by content, and analyzed by rank and sex, per capita publication rates, and proportion of library science and information science literature. Findings show gains in productivity, higher rates by men, and integration of the sciences.…

Examines the role of electronic academic journals in scholarly communities. Discusses ways in which the journals support and alter the development of scholarly communities including enhanced communication, cost effectiveness, dissemination speed, preprint distribution, and collaborative texts. Describes experiences with one electronic journal…

Discusses attitudes toward history instruction from a survey of historians. Contends that historians who prize history seem less interested in dispensing knowledge than in imparting a historical perspective. Concludes that many historians are comfortable with the relatively low status of teaching because it provides autonomy. (CFR)

Examines the preeminence of research in higher education. Reviews the modern university's history. Suggests that as most academics desire recognition, funding bodies are besieged by people seeking money for research. Argues that university staff members should be expected to contribute to, and should be evaluated for, teaching, research,…

A study of the relationship between faculty publishing and career advancement at the University of Sydney (Australia) controlled for both gender and discipline. Results revealed some previously unseen dynamics of authorship, bringing into question common assumptions about solo vs. multiple authors and order of author names. Some discipline-related…

To investigate the merits of single versus multiple authorship in scholarly journals, several journals were examined regarding degrees of single versus multiple authorship, posture of multiple authorship, and author-article ratio of three physical education, recreation, and dance periodicals. The article discusses ramifications of the increasing…

A case of suspected scholarly plagiarism by Charles P. Gallmeier is reported and used to illustrate issues in plagiarism, including the definition of plagiarism, the role of motive in defining plagiarism, the appropriate investigative body, appropriate due process and punishment, and the academic community's responsibility to inform members of…

This article proposes that, in the new university-colleges being created in British Columbia, instructors' workloads should not be based upon traditional models which stress the importance of research and publication for excellent teaching. It is claimed that research fails to support a positive relationship between faculty research and teaching…

Compares the intellectual and creative process of producing a scholarly article with that of preparing an exhibit to demonstrate that exhibits are a fully legitimate scholarly enterprise. Academic concerns about exhibits as scholarship are considered, and advantages of exhibits as a form of scholarly communication are suggested. (Contains 32…

An understanding of the motives behind teaching and research is developed and the harmonies and dissonances they can create are described. The relationship between intrinsic and external motives for both research and teaching are discussed. (KR)

Examination of the contents of 3 major higher education journals over 3 time periods indicates that only about 30 of over 770 articles focused on women or topics commonly associated with women. These articles were classified according to feminist phase theory to indicate the extent of feminist scholarship in the journals. (Author/MSE)

Deans/directors at top-ranked library and information science (LIS) programs in North America are assessed in terms of their scholarly salience. Citation analysis suggests that most LIS deans are not scholars of note. No correlation was found between decanal citation counts and programmatic rankings. (Author)

A discussion of the increase in multiple authorship of scholarly journal articles in social work looks at the reasons for this phenomenon, implications of multiple scholarship, and potential ethical questions arising from such collaborations. Guidelines from related professions are reviewed, and comments are made concerning when and under what…