The bibliometric analysis of the articles of librarians in Ondo and Kwara States, Nigeria

Abstract

This is a study of the bibliometric practices of professional librarians in the two states mentioned above between the period of 1994 and 1999. The aim of the research is to study the mode of the literature work cited by professional librarians of these two states. The research proved that professional librarians actually use works written in English Language, relied mostly on foreign originated work and other Librarian publications. It was proved that all their published works were supported with references more than two i.e. their research were all scholarly research work.

Keywords: analysis, bibliometrics, librarians, Kwara; Nigeria, Ondo

Lagos Journal of Library and Information Science Vol. 1(1) 2003: 73-76