Marchionini, G; Solomon, P; Davis, C; Russell, T Information and library science MPACT: A preliminary analysis LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE RESEARCH, 28 (4): 480-500 2006

[Eugene Garfield]

E-mail Address: march at ils.unc.edu; solomon at ils.unc.edu; 
Cheryl_Davis at ncsu.edu; unc at terrellrussell.com 

Author(s): Marchionini, G (Marchionini, Gary); Solomon, P (Solomon, Paul); 
Davis, C (Davis, Cheryl); Russell, T (Russell, Terrell) 

Title: Information and library science MPACT: A preliminary analysis 

Source: LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE RESEARCH, 28 (4): 480-500 2006 

Language: English 

Document Type: Article 

Keywords Plus: RESEARCH PRODUCTIVITY; COLLABORATION; FACULTY; 20TH-CENTURY 

Abstract: Dissertation advising is an important form of mentoring. To 
investigate the impact of dissertation advising over time, advisor and 
committee member names were collected for 2,400 dissertations completed 
over a 40-year period (1964-2004) in 32 North American information and 
library science schools. Several mentoring impact metrics are reported for 
a subset of the data, including the number of dissertations advised, the 
number of dissertation committees served on, the ratio of advising to 
committee membership, and the fractional "mpact" that weights advising and 
committee membership. The subset consists of data for six schools that 
produced at least three dozen dissertations and for which complete data is 
available. The data and resulting "mpact" metrics offer new ways to assess 
faculty impact and to investigate the nature and growth of a field. (C) 
2006 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. 

Addresses: Univ N Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 USA 

Reprint Address: Marchionini, G, Univ N Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 
USA.
 
E-mail Address: march at ils.unc.edu; solomon at ils.unc.edu; 
Cheryl_Davis at ncsu.edu; unc at terrellrussell.com 

Cited Reference Count: 20 

Times Cited: 0 

Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC 

Publisher Address: 360 PARK AVE SOUTH, NEW YORK, NY 10010-1710 USA 

ISSN: 0740-8188 

DOI: 10.1016/j.lisr.2006.04.001 

29-char Source Abbrev.: LIBR INFORM SCI RES 

ISO Source Abbrev.: Libr. Infor. Sci. Res. 

Source Item Page Count: 21 

Subject Category: Information Science & Library Science 

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