Faculty Publications

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

March 2015

DOI

10.1016/j.acalib.2015.01.003

Keywords

Academic libraries, Academic librarians, Research, Research methods, Content analysis

Disciplines

Library and Information Science

Abstract

A content analysis is conducted to examine the peer-reviewed articles published in the Journal of Academic Librarianship (JAL) from 2004 to 2013. Five key variables are studied: authorship, article type, topic, research methods/design, and research theories/models. About three-fourths of the articles were authored by at least one librarian, and over half of the articles were co-authored. More than two-thirds of the articles were primary research articles, and a total of 24 topics related to academic libraries were covered, among which information literacy was the most popular one. Survey and content analysis are the two most frequently used research methods in the articles. This study, capturing the topical and methodological substance of academic library research, will generate ideas for providing effective research training/education for academic librarians and contribute to the enhancement of research culture and research practice among them.

Comments

This is an Author's Original Manuscript (AOM) of an article published in the Journal of Academic Librarianship, volume 41, issue 2, 2015. The Version of Record is available at this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2015.01.003.
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