Journal Analysis

Part 1 Journal One 1. A) B)

College and Research Libraries Volume 71

C) 2. Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) 3. Bi-monthly 4. College and Research Libraries journal is a scholarly publication that covers developments in academic libraries and of appeal to academic librarians. 5. The Chicago Manual of Style 15th edition 6. Editorials/Guest Editorials, Articles, Book Reviews 7. College and Research Libraries has an average of five to six articles per issue with a focus on current academic library trends and issues. 8. College and Research Libraries typically accepts articles from professional academic librarians. 9. Advertisements in College and Research Libraries typically center on delivering information services for library clients. Some examples include: A) Database services B) Digital cataloging services C) Technology implementation services D) Library architectural and design firms 10. America: History and Life (1964-1995) Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature Australian Education Index (Online) (1988-1989) Chemical Abstracts Children's Book Review Index (1965-, dropped) Contents Pages in Education Current Abstracts (Jan.2000-) Current Contents Chadwyck-Healey PIO - Periodicals Index Online (vol.1, no.1, Dec.1939-vol.56, no.6, 1995) Dietrich's Index Philosophicus EBSCOhost Academic Search Alumni Edition (7/1/1993-) Academic Search Complete (7/1/1993-) Academic Search Elite (7/1/1993-)

Academic Search Premier (7/1/1993-) Education Research Complete (7/1/1993-) Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA) (Jul.1993-) Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA) with Full Text (7/1/1993-) TOC Premier (Table of Contents) (1/1/1995-) Educational Management Abstracts (coverage dropped) Educational Research Abstracts Online Educational Technology Abstracts Elsevier BV Scopus (1996-) FRANCIS Gale Book Review Index (1/1/1965-1/1/1999) H. W. Wilson Biography Index (vol.69, no.2, 2008-vol.69, no.2, 2008) Book Review Digest Plus (May 1983-) Education Abstracts (May 1983-) Education Full Text (1983/05) Education Index (1983/05) Education Index Retrospective (1977/07-1983/03) Library Literature & Information Science Index (1984/09) Library Literature & Information Science Full Text (1984/09) Library Literature & Information Science Retrospective (1939/12-1983/09) Wilson OmniFile: Full Text Mega Edition (1983/05) Wilson OmniFile: Full Text Select (1998/07) Higher Education Abstracts (coverage dropped) Historical Abstracts (1964-1995, dropped) I B Z - Internationale Bibliographie der Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaftlichen Zeitschriftenliteratur Information Science & Technology Abstracts (Online) (1966-) Internationale Bibliographie der Rezensionen Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaftlicher Literatur L I S A: Library & Information Science Abstracts (1968-) Linguistics Abstracts (coverage dropped) Multicultural Education Abstracts (Print) (coverage dropped) The Music Index (Print) (vol.40, no.3, 1979) OCLC ArticleFirst (vol.51, no.1, 1990-vol.70, no.5, 2009) Arts and Humanities Search (vol., no., 1980-vol.70, no.6, 2009) Biography Index (vol.69, no.2, 2008-vol.69, no.2, 2008) Education Abstracts (May 1983-) Education Index (1983/05) Library Literature (vol.45, 1984-vol.70, no.5, 2009) PAIS International (vol.37, 1976-vol.61, no.6, 2000) Periodical Abstracts (vol.55, no.1, 1994-vol.70, no.5, 2009) Ovid Inspec (Sep.1970-Nov.1978, dropped)

ProQuest ProQuest Central (Jan.1994-) ProQuest Education Journals (01/01/1994-) ProQuest Research Library (01/01/1994-) Social Sciences Module (01/01/1994-) Research into Higher Education Abstracts Russian Academy of Sciences Bibliographies Sociology of Education Abstracts (coverage dropped) Special Educational Needs Abstracts (coverage dropped) Studies on Women and Gender Abstracts Thomson Reuters Arts & Humanities Citation Index (coverage dropped) Social Sciences Citation Index Web of Science Vocational Education & Training Abstracts Journal Two 1. A) B) C) D-Lib Magazine Volume 15, Number

2. Corporation for National Research Initiatives 3. Bi-monthly 4. D-Lib magazines aim and scope is to circulate relevant and current information and concerns to the digital library community, its target audience. 5. References can be submitted in any consistent format (MLA, Chicago, etc.) Authors are encouraged to provide Digital Object Identifier (DOI) names for sources where appropriate. 6. Editorials, articles, conference reports, featured collection, in brief, clips and pointers: in print, point to point, calls for participation, goings on, deadline reminders. 7. D-lib has an average of five to six articles per issue with a focus on digital information and networked resources. 8. D-lib magazine accepts unsolicited scholarly articles of interest to the digital library community. There are no specific qualifications for potential authors. 9. D-lib magazine is a free publication and has no formal advertising. 10. EBSCOhost Computers & Applied Sciences Complete (1/1/2004-)

GeoRef Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA) (Jan.2004-) Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA) with Full Text (1/ 1/2004-) TOC Premier (Table of Contents) (1/1/2004-) Elsevier BV Scopus (1996-) H.W. Wilson Biography Index (vol.9, no.4, 2003-vol.11, no.3, 2005) Book Review Digest Plus (Jun.2000-) Library Literature & Information Science Index (2000/06) Library Literature & Information Science Full Text (2000/06) Wilson OmniFile: Full Text Mega Edition (2000/06) Wilson OmniFile: Full Text Select (2000/06) Information Science & Technology Abstracts (Online) (Jan.2004-) L I S A: Library & Information Science Abstracts (1999-) OCLC Biography Index (vol.9, no.4, 2003-vol.11, no.3, 2005) GeoRef Library Literature (vol.6, no.6, 2000-vol.15, no.7/8, 2009) PAIS International (vol., no., 1997-vol.12, no.10, 2006) Ovid GeoRef Inspec (Jan.1997-) Journal Three 1. A) B) C)

LIBRES Volume 18, Issue 2

2. Curtin University of Technology, School of Media and Information 3. Semi-annually 4. LIBRESs aim and scope has a broad context for librarians and the typical content covers both digital and traditional library concerns.

5. LIBRES uses The American Psychological Association (APA) style for submissions 6. Research and applications, essays and opinions, print and electronic resources reviews, news from other journals, news and announcements section, conferences and meetings section 7. LIBRESs content fluctuates between one and five peer-reviewed articles and between one and two editorial/opinion articles per issue. 8. LIBRES accepts articles from a wide base of public, academic and peripheral information professionals. 9. LIBRES is a free publication and has no formal advertising 10. Current Abstracts (Mar.2004-) EBSCOhost Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA) (Mar.2004-) Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA) with Full Text (1/ 1/2001-) TOC Premier (Table of Contents) (3/1/2004-) Elsevier BV Scopus (1996-) H.W. Wilson Book Review Digest Plus (Jan.1995-) Library Literature & Information Science Index (1995/01) Library Literature & Information Science Full Text (1995/01) Wilson OmniFile: Full Text Mega Edition (1995/01) Wilson OmniFile: Full Text Select (1995/01) Information Science & Technology Abstracts (Online) (2001-) L I S A: Library & Information Science Abstracts (1999-) OCLC Library Literature (vol.5, no.1, 1995-vol.19, no.1, 2009) ProQuest ProQuest Computing (03/01/2009-) ProQuest Science Journals (03/01/2009-) Part 2 Peer-reviewed journals are a crucial element of the presentation of scholarly research in the field of library and information science. Peer-review can be defined as: A process whereby a scientist's research is assessed for quality before it is funded or published (Harris 2008). Peer-review provides a framework for scholarly evaluation and acts as a form of quality control. When a scholars work is subjected to peer-review, before it is published, it provides validation that the research is sound and the author is thoroughly knowledgeable on the subject. If a published article was not subjected to peer-review then the findings and conclusions of the research can not necessarily be trusted and the authors credentials can be called into question. Non-peer-review or non-scholarly work: May leave a student wondering whether the author is an expert on the topic and whether the arguments made within it can be taken at face value (MLIS wiki, n.d.) I chose three sources to analyze that utilized the peer-review process and covered a broad focus from the print to the digital publication world. I wanted to see if there were differences

in the acceptance of peer-review between College and Research Libraries, an esteemed and accepted print publication and D-lib and LIBRES two relatively new digital publications. I found that despite the differences in establishment and format all three publications utilized the peer-review process to publish valid scholarly research.

References Scholarly work vs. Non-scholarly work. (n.d.) In MLIS Wiki. Retrieved February 5, 2010 from http://mlis.wikia.com/wiki/Scholarly_work_vs._Non-scholarly_work Harris, William. (2008). How scientific peer review works. Retrieved from http://science.howstuffworks.com/scientific-peer-review.htm