The purpose of this study was to identify the characteristics of the literature of map librarianship, to determine how these characteristics changed over time, and to compare these characteristics with the characteristics of the articles published in College & Research Libraries as identified by Cline in 1982. The population consisted of 1,744 source articles and 9,461 cited documents. / Overall the characteristics of the literature of map librarianship reflect a maturing of the discipline. The findings show that the majority of source articles (1) were the product of a male author who was associated with an academic institution, contributed one article, and had no coauthor; (2) addressed topics concerning map libraries and collections, cartographic materials, and cataloging and classification; (3) did not include references, were written in English, and appeared in a journal published in an English-speaking country; and (4) had characteristics similar to those of the articles published in C&RL. Changes that have occurred included (1) a decrease in the multiple publication of an article; (2) an increase in the number and recency of references; (3) an increase in collaborative authorship; (4) an increase in the range of topics discussed; (5) an increase in the use of English; and (6) an increase in the representation of female authors. / For the cited documents the findings show that the majority of the documents (1) were written in English and were published in an English-speaking country; (2) were from the fields of map librarianship, cartography, and library science; (3) were published in journals; (4) were cited only once; and (5) were less than ten yours old. Compared to the cited literature in C&RL, more of the citations were subject specific, were written in a foreign language, were published in a foreign country, and were older. Both cited journals most frequently. Changes that occurred included an increase in the number of citations from (1) the fields of history, science/technology, and geography; (2) documents in English and published in an English-speaking country; (3) journals; and (4) current literature. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 55-09, Section: A, page: 2618. / Major Professor: Charles Wm. Conaway. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1994.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_77247 |
| Contributors | Oser, Anita Katharina., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 235 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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