Research Honor
According to a recently-published analysis of library and information science literature, Professor Stephen J. Wiberley, Jr. Bibliographer for the Social Sciences at UIC Library was one of the top-cited researchers during the ten-year period studied.
“Analysis of a Decade in Library Literature: 1994-2004” by Kelly Blessinger and Michele Frasier in College & Research Libraries 68 (March 2007) examined trends in publication and citation in library and information science journals and reviewed characteristics of authors and resources. Wiberley was not only among the most frequently cited researchers, but he also had the highest average number of citations per article published.
Wiberley’s research addresses aspects of use of libraries and information in the humanities, vendor-supplied statistics of use of digital resources, patterns of publication among academic librarians, and prize-winning books in the humanities and social sciences. Recent publications which he has authored or co-authored include “Measurement of Use of Electronic Resources: Advances in Use Statistics and Innovations in Resource Functionality," College & Research Libraries 68 (January 2007); "Publication Patterns of U.S. Academic Librarians from 1998 to 2002," College & Research Libraries 67 (May 2006) and "The Social Sciences: Who Won the '90s in Scholarly Book Publishing," College & Research Libraries 65 (November 2004)
Wiberley earned his Ph.D. from Yale University in 1975 and his M.L.S. from State University of New York at Albany in 1977. He joined the UIC library faculty as Bibliographer for the Social Sciences in 1978. In addition to his library responsibilities, Wiberley is currently serving as Chair of the UIC NCA 2007 Re-accreditation Self-Study Committee.
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