OCLC Systems & Services: A Bibliometric Study

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1 International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, Volume 2, Issue 10, October OCLC Systems & Services: A Bibliometric Study Chandrashekara J *, Dr. Adithya Kumari H **, Mohan B.S *** * Librarian, Vidya Vikas Institute of Engg. And Technology, Mysore ** Assistant Professor (S.G.), University of Mysore, Mysore *** Asst. Librarian, Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore Abstract- Analyses the articles published during in the journal OCLC Systems & Services, to find the most frequently cited periodicals by the library and information scientists. A list of 515 most common cited periodicals has been prepared. In addition to this, the study identifies the types of publication cited. Authorship pattern of contributions, countrywise, language-wise and subject-wise distribution of frequently cited periodicals are also included. Index Terms- Bibliometric Study, Bibliometric, OCLC Systems and Services. Bradford s Law and Citation study L I. INTRODUCTION ibrary and Information Science being a dynamic research field had attracted information scientists all over the world; consequently, the flow of information in the field has been endless. The growth of scientific literature can be measured by counting the number of journals, papers or abstracts published per unit of time, normally one year. 1 the growth of literature in a particular subject can be studied either by quantitative or qualitative research. This quantitative approach commonly known as bibliometrics has been followed in the present study. The OCLC Systems and Services started its publication in 1985 published by Emerald Group. Editor of Journal is Dr. Bradford Lee Eden. Journal has been published from U.K. Frequency of the journal is quarterly. This journals coverage the following area Digital libraries Digital repositories Digital cultural content services Web metadata standards Web markup languages Digital preservation Imaging and digitization techniques Usability studies II. OBJECTIVES 1. The objectives of the present study include the identification of: 2. Major sources of information; 3. Core journals; 4. Language and country-wise distribution of papers; 5. Authorship pattern and subject-wise distribution of papers; and 6. The extent of applicability of Bradford s Law of Scattering to the pattern of journal use by Indian scientists in the field of Biological Sciences. III. METHODOLOGY The present study is based on the analysis of citations drawn from the articles published in the journal OCLC Systems and Services for the period of IV. ANALYSIS 4.1 Major Sources of Literature From table 1 it is clear that the major channel of communication in the field of Library and Information Science comprises mostly by journal articles (515) accounting for 40.65% of the total citations. Websites (253) and books (189) contribute 19.95% and 14.95% respectively. While thesis and dissertations have negligible contributions with 8.9% and 8.55% respectively. Thus the library and information scientists depend more on journal articles. Table 1 Major Sources of literature Sl.No. Form of No. of Cum. % of Cum. Documents citations % 1 Journals Website Books Conference proceedings 5 Thesis &dissertations 6 Others Language, Subject and Country of Origin of Information Sources Further, the citations were analyzed according to their language, country and subject. The language-wise scattering of cited documents showed that English was the predominant language and use of other foreign language materials was substantially lower. It is clear from the Table 2 that nearly 98.85% of journal articles were published in English followed by Portuguese language documents with only 0.58% of citations.

2 International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, Volume 2, Issue 10, October Table 2 Language-wise Distribution of Cited Library and Information Science journals Sl.No. Language No. Of No. of Cum. Percentage Cum. % Journals Citation 01 English Portuguese French German Spanish Germany Country-wise Distribution of Cited Library and 8 Sweden Information Science Journals 9 China The cited documents were analysed according to their 10 Australia country of origin. Table 3 indicates that 64.56% of the cited 11 Iran documents were from USA and rest were from UK (23.65%) and 12 India remaining less than 13% were from other 13 countries. From this 13 Austria it can be inferred that the researchers in Library and Information 14 Japan Science depend much on literature emanating from USA and 15 Maryland UK Table 3 Country-wise Distribution of Cited Library and Information Science Journals Sl.No. Country of No. of Cumulative % Cum. origin Journals on of % journals 1 USA UK Netherland Canada Spain Brazil Subject classification of cited journals It is evident from the table 4 that total 515 citations are spread in 220 subject journals. Nearly 16.31% of cited documents were from the field of information technology and 13.03% were from the field of digital library. The journal articles devoted to other subjects like Library services, Library & Information Science, Academic Libraries, Computer science, Microbiology etc. accounted for nearly 70% of the total cited literature. This has an important implication for the provision of information services to the Library and Information scientists. Table 4 Subject classification of cited journals Sl.No Subject Categorization of cited No. of % No. of % Cum. % journals Journals 1 Information Technology Digital library Library services Library & Information Science Academic Libraries Computer Science Microbiology Higher Education Library management Communication Scientometrics Web libraries Library Documentation Medicine Library administration

3 International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, Volume 2, Issue 10, October Research methods Physics Geographic Information Science Library philosophy Economics Public Library Genetics Social Science Health Care Management Water Science & Technology Nuclear Mathematics Law Molecular Neurology Bacteriology Library Collection Phytopathology Miscellaneous Distribution of According to their Authorship It is observed from the table 5 that most of the citations have single authors (60.19%) and the remaining citations are contributed by two authors (21.35%), three authors (9.33%), four authors (5.25%) and five or more than five authors (3.88%). The publications are in the descending order of single, double, three, four and five and more than five authors. Table-5 Distribution of According to their Authorship Sl.No. Authorship No. of Percentage Cumulative percentages 1 Single Two Three Four Five and more the five The data reveals that single authored papers accounted for 310 (60.19%) while 195 (39.81%) citations were multi-authored. The low incidence of multiple authorship is characteristic of social sciences rather than the physical and life sciences where the percentages of multi-authored papers is reported to be in the range from 67 to Ranked list of cited periodicals Table 7 presents ranked list of journals preferred by the Library and Information scientists for publications. Contributions of Library and Information scientists were scattered in as many as 220 journals. The first six journals in the rank list covered ¼ of the contributions (26.23%) while 50% and 75% respectively were covered by 28 and 93 journals. Among the cited journals D- Lib Magazine occupies the first rank, accounting for 53 (10.40%) of the total number of citations followed by OCLC Systems and Services (4.56%) and Ariadne (3.40%). The selection of periodicals for subscription may be based on the rank list for optimum utilization. Sl.N o. Table 7 Ranking of Periodicals Rank Name of the Journal Country Language No. of Cu m. Cita tions % Cum. % 1 1 D-Lib Magazine USA English OCLC Systems & Services UK English Ariadne UK English Library Journal USA English

4 International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, Volume 2, Issue 10, October Library Hi Tech UK English Information Technology & Libraries USA English Library Trends USA English First Monday USA English Scientometrics Netherla English nd 10 9 Journal of the American Society for USA English Information Science and Technology Serials Review USA English New Review of Information Networking USA English Learned Publishing UK English Chronicle of Higher Education USA English Annual review of information science and USA English technology American Libraries USA English Vishwasharat@TDIL China English Reference Services Review UK English Online UK English Nature UK English Library resources and technical services USA English Journal of Web Librarianship USA English Computers in Libraries USA English Applied and Environmental Microbiology USA English SPARC open access newsletter USA English Program UK English Portal: Libraries and the Academy USA English Online Information Review UK English New Library World UK English Journal of Information Science USA English Journal of Academic Librarianship UK English Information Processing & Management USA English E-Content USA English College & Research Libraries USA English ProQuest UK English Journal of the American Society for USA English Information Science Journal of the American Association for USA English Information Science and Technology Journal of Documentation UK English Information today USA English FEMS Microbiology Ecology USA English Communications of the ACM USA English College &Research Libraries News USA English Cataloging & Classification Quarterly UK English Canadian Journal of Communication Canada English VINE UK English Transactions in GIS UK English The Serials Librarian UK English The Journal of Academic Librarianship USA English The Chronicle of Higher Education USA English Searcher USA English Nihon Iji Shimpo USA English Library Technology Reports USA English Library Philosophy and Practice Iran English Journal of Usability Studies Canada English Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine UK English Journal of Library Administration USA English

5 International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, Volume 2, Issue 10, October Journal of Electronic Publishing USA English International Journal of Digital Curation UK English Information Research Sweden English IEEE Data Engineering Bulletin USA English Educause Review USA English DttP: Documents to the People USA English Current Contents USA English Computers, Environment and Urban USA English Systems Computer USA English CalTech Library USA English California Digital Library USA English Australian Academic and Research Australia English Libraries Archival Issues USA English ARL bimonthly report USA English Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy USA English American Archivist USA English Technical services quarterly USA English Information management journal USA English Information services and use USA English Proceedings of the American society for USA English information science & technology Wired USA English Water Science and Technology UK English Washington center for improving the USA English quality of undergraduate education newsletter Transinformação Brazil Portugues e Time USA English The open nuclear and particle journal USA English The huffington post USA English The Economic Journal UK English The Computer Journal UK English The Charleston Advisor USA English The book paper group annual USA English The Atlantic USA English Tennessee libraries USA English Technical Communication Quarterly UK English Teacher Librarian USA English Taxonomy Marylan d English Systems Research and Behavioral UK English Science Studies in Higher Education UK English Speculations in Science and Technology USA English Sociological Inquiry USA English ScieCom Info USA English School Library Journal USA English Saturday Review of Literature USA English Revue Française d'allergologie et USA French d'immunologie Clinique Revista de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação, Brazil Portugues Erechim Review of the Royal Spanish Academy of Sciences, Series A, Mathematics1 e Spain English

6 International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, Volume 2, Issue 10, October Public Library of Science Biology UK English Public libraries USA English Progressive Librarian USA English Program: Electronic Library & UK English Information Systems Profession USA English PC World USA English Papers from Portico USA English Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery USA English Organizational Research Methods USA English Online & CD-ROM Review UK English On the Horizon UK English North Carolina Libraries USA English Nippon Ganka Gakkai Zasshi Japan English New journal of physics USA English Nature Reviews Genetics UK English Mycotaxon USA English Mississippi Libraries USA English Microform & Imaging Review USA English Microbial Drug Resistance: Mechanisms, USA English Epidemiology and Disease Long range planning Austria English Libri USA English Library Serials USA English Library Review UK English Library quarterly USA English Library of Congress, Washington, DC USA English Library of Congress Information Bulletin USA English Library Management UK English Library Journal Net Connect USA English Libraries & Culture USA English Lecture notes in computer science UK English Law & Social Inquiry USA English Knowledge Quest USA English Journal of digital information USA English Journal of Zhehjian University Science China English Journal of Women in Culture and Society USA English Journal of Theoretical Biology USA English Journal of the American Planning USA English Association Journal of the American Medical USA English Association Journal of Molecular Evolution Germany English Journal of management information USA English systems Journal of High Energy Physics USA English Journal of Education for Library and USA English Information Science Journal of Digital Libraries UK English Journal of Computer-Mediated USA English Communication Journal of Child Neurology UK English Journal of business and finance USA English librarianship Journal of Bacteriology USA English Journal of Archival Organization USA English IT Professional UK English

7 International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, Volume 2, Issue 10, October IT business Edge USA English Issues in science and technology USA English librarianship IRS interoperable repository statistics UK English Inter-research ethics in science and Germany English environmental politics Internet Reference Services Quarterly, USA English International Journal on Digital Libraries Netherla nd English International Journal of Geographic UK English Information Science International Economic Papers UK English International Digital Library Perspectives UK English Interest research USA English Interactions USA English INSPEL Germany German Innovations in Education and Teaching UK English International Information Searcher USA English Information review UK English Information Retrieval and Library USA English Automation Information research: An International Sweden English Electronic journal Information Communication & Society USA English Infection and Immunity USA English Illinois Libraries USA English IFLS Journal Netherla English nd ICPSR Bulletin USA English IBM Journal of Research and USA English Development IASSIST Quarterly UK English High Energy Physics Libraries Webzine USA English Health Information and Libraries Journal USA English Health Care Management Review USA English GSLIS Alumni newsletter USA English Government Information quarterly USA English Expert Systems USA English ETD-educacao tematica digital Brazil Portugues e EMedia Professional USA English Electronic Journal of Academic and Canada English Special Librarianship Educause Quarterly USA English Digital web magazine USA English Current Opinion in Genetics & USA English Development Computers in Physics USA English Computers and Education UK English Colorado Libraries USA English Collection Building UK English CNET news Spain English CLIR report USA English Campus-Wide Information Systems UK English Business Week USA English Bulletin of the Medical Library USA English

8 International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, Volume 2, Issue 10, October Association British Journal of Educational USA English Technology Boston Globe USA English BMC Evolutionary Biology UK English Black enterprise USA English Biological Journal of the Linnean Society USA English Belo Horizonte India English Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian UK English Aslib UK English Artificial Intelligence Review Netherla English nd Archivos de Bronconeumologia Spain Spain Archival science UK English Annual Review of Phytopathology USA English Annual Review of Microbiology USA English American Journal of Botany USA English American Antiquity USA English ALISS Quarterly UK English Against the Grain UK English Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica USA English Acquisitions and technical services USA English ACM Transactions on Computer Systems USA English ACM SIGSOFT software engineering USA English notes Abbey newsletter USA English ACM SIGOPS Operating Systems USA English Review ACM Computing Surveys USA English Bradford s Law of Scattering and pattern of Journal use by Library and Information Scientists The graphical and verbal interpretation of Bradford s Law of Scattering is being applied to the literature of the journal OCLC Systems and Services. Table 8 shows journals arranged in decreasing frequency of citations. To testify the applicability of Bradford s Law of Scattering, a graph is plotted by taking the cumulative number of citations R(n) on the ordinate against the logarithm of cumulative journals log(n) on the abscissa. (Fig.1). It is observed that the resulting bibliography, initially starts with the rising as an exponential nature and then follows into a linear curve indicating the observance of Bradford s Law of Scattering. Cum. No. of Journals Table 8 Distribution of Cited Journals by Decreasing Frequency of Citation OCLC Systems and Services Log of Cum. No.s log(n) No. of Total No. of Cum. No. of R(n) % of Cum. No. of % of Cum. Journals

9 International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, Volume 2, Issue 10, October V. CONCLUSION Following are some of the important findings of the study: a) Periodical articles are the major sources of information; b) The publications in English language are used maximum; c) Maximum number of citations are the publications from USA(64.56%). d) Among cited journals the journal D-Lib Magazine occupies the first rank; and e) Sole research is favored than that of collaborative research in the field of Library and Information Science. REFERENCES [1] Clarke, B. L. Multiple authorship trend in scientific papers. Science. Vol. 143; 1964; p [2] Meadows, A J. Communication in Science. London, Butterworths, AUTHORS First Author Chandrashekara J, Librarian, Vidya Vikas Institute of Engg. And Technology, Mysore, jpcshekar@gmail.com Second Author Dr. Adithya Kumari H, Assistant Professor (S.G.), University of Mysore, Mysore, adithyakumarih@gmail.com Third Author Mohan B.S., Asst. Librarian, Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore, mohan@iiap.res.in

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