Open Data Policies among Library and Information Science Journals

journals of library and information science in iran

this article aims at describing three points on library and information science journals of iran: (1) how farsi library and information articles are produced and published in library and information science journals? in this regard, six routes of producing journals were investigated: the route of native culture; the route of the current status of book and library in iran; the route of the past ...

Charting the Landscape of Open Access Journals in Library and Information Science

Suborganizations of Institutions in Library and Information Science Journals

In this paper, we analyze Web of Science data records of articles published from 1991 to 2010 in library and information science (LIS) journals. We focus on addresses of these articles’ authors and create citation and collaboration networks of departments which we define as the first suborganization of an institution. We present various rankings of departments (e.g., by citations, times cited, ...

Core Journals in Library and Information Science: Developing a Methodology for Ranking LIS Journals

In the library science field, there is no professionally accepted tiered list of journals in the United States to guide librarians, as there is in other academic disciplines. This situation creates a challenge for both new and experienced librarians who wish to make a serious contribution to librarianship by publishing articles. This article outlines a methodology used at the Libraries of Purdu...

Ratings of Journals by ARL Library Directors and Deans of Library and Information Science Schools

A study of the perceived prestige of a core group of library journals by directors of ARL libraries and library school deans reveals a prestige hierarchy for each group. Although in rough agreement on the rating of two-thirds of the journals, the deans and directors differ significantly on the ratings of the remaining one-third. The subset of ARL directors in institutions where librarians have ...