Research visibility, publication patterns and output of academic librarians in sub-Saharan Africa: The case of Eastern Africa

Aslib Proceedings: New Information Perspectives

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 478-493

  Ocholla, Dennis ^a   Ocholla, Lyudmila ^a   Onyancha, Omwoyo Bosire ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Academic librarians; Content analysis; Eastern Africa; Informetrics; Librarians; Research output; Research work; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC LIBRARIANS; CONTENT ANALYSIS; EASTERN AFRICA; INFORMETRICS; LIBRARIANS; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EDUCATION; LIBRARIES; PUBLISHING; VISIBILITY; WEBSITES;

RESEARCH;

EID: 84866723026     PISSN: 0001253X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00012531211263102     Document Type: Article

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