Browsing by Author "Gabbard, Ralph"

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    The Interdisciplinary Influence of Library and Information Science 1996–2004: A Journal-to-Journal Citation Analysis
    (2008-11) Odell, Jere D.; Gabbard, Ralph
    Using citation data from Journal Citation Reports (JCR) 1996–2004, this research replicates Meyer and Spencer's analysis of other-field citations to Library and Information Science (LIS) journals from 1972 to 1994. After 1994, JCR added LIS journals emphasizing empirical, information science research and simultaneously dropped journals addressing the profession of librarianship. The newly added journals attract a broader interdisciplinary readership—a readership reflected in a 14 percent increase in other-field citations of the LIS journals. The LIS journals included in both this and the Meyer and Spencer research, a list dominated by titles frequently read and cited by others in the LIS discipline, have not received an equal increase in other-field citations.
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    Outreach and Engagement in Thailand
    (H.W. Wilson Company, 2007) Gabbard, Ralph
    For the past two years I have been fortunate to have been invited to give seminars and workshops at Rajabhat Maha Sarakham University located in the city of Maha Sarakham in northeast Thailand. The northeast of Thailand is often referred to as the Isan area because the culture and the people were heavily influenced by the Lao people. The area is drier than other parts of Thailand, and the economy of the Isan area and Maha Sarakham province are largely agricultural. However, the city of Maha Sarakham is the center of education for the Isan area. Besides being home to Rajabhat Maha Sarakham University, it also features Maha Sarakham University, a large comprehensive university, and several smaller colleges and institutes. The population of Maha Sarakham doubles when all the universities, colleges, and institutes are in session.