Towards Mapping Scholarly Communication Pattern among the LIS Faculty Members ofWest Bengal
an exploratory study
Keywords:
Average publication, Chi-square testing, Gender wise publications, Google scholar, LIS faculty members, Publish-or-Perish scholarly communicationAbstract
This study investigates the scholarly publication patterns of Library and Information Science (LIS) faculty members in West Bengal. Its primary aim is to analyse and visualise the publication trends across various universities in the LIS domain. Bibliographical data were gathered from Google Scholar and Google Scholar Profile Databases, and analysed using Pop software to compute bibliometric indicators and conduct statistical analyses for hypothesis testing. The findings reveal that faculty members from Kalyani University have the highest average number of publications, specifically 79. Additionally, Associate Professors contribute
more significantly to scholarly output compared to other academic positions. A positive and robust correlation coefficient of 0.6441668 between publications and citations indicates a strong correlation. This study contributes uniquely to the field as no previous research has exclusively explored the publication patterns of LIS faculty members in West Bengal. Its insights are valuable for understanding and bench marking scholarly productivity in this academic discipline within the region.
