Open Access50 Years of ITAL/JLA
Author(s) -
Brady Lund
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
information technology and libraries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.502
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 2163-5226
pISSN - 0730-9295
DOI - 10.6017/ital.v38i2.10875
Subject(s) - audience measurement , library science , citation , citation analysis , information science , library automation , computer science , world wide web , sociology , political science , law
Over five decades, Information Technology and Libraries(and its predecessor, the Journal of Library Automation) has influenced research and practice in the library and information science technology. From its inception on, the journal has been consistently ranked as one of the superior publications in the profession and a trendsetter for all types of librarians and researchers. This research examines ITALusing a citation analysis of all 878 peer-reviewed feature articles published over the journal’s 51 volumes. Impactful authors, articles, publications, and themes from the journal’s history are identified. The findings of this study provide insight into the history of ITALand potential topics of interest to ITAL authors and readership.