Patterns of authorship in the biomedical literature of Nigeria by Williams E. Nwagwu LIBRES Volume 17, Issue 1 (March 2007)
In this paper, the significance of authorship in biomedical literature is generally described, followed by an empirical illustration using data collected from papers listed in MEDLINE of the National Library of Medicine (USA) on Nigeria. The paper provides an answer to the following question: what is the trend in authorship of biomedical literature on Nigeria since 1967? Addressing this question will contribute to our knowledge of the development and growth of biomedical research and its literature on Nigeria, which in turn is indicative of the productivity of the authors.
Researching graphic novels and their teenage readers by Clare Snowball LIBRES Volume 17, Issue 1 (March 2007)
Graphic novels are becoming more prevalent and popular among teenagers and are thus being collected by public and school libraries. This situation contributed to the doctoral researcher’s desire to investigate graphic novel collections in public libraries in Australia, what teenagers think of graphic novels and whether they read them. This paper discusses the three research methods of the project. One method, the survey of public libraries, has been completed, and some preliminary results of the survey are examined.
