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| Journal of Library Administration | |
|---|---|
| Title | Journal of Library Administration |
| Discipline | Library science; Information science; Management |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| History | 1980–present |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Issn | 0193-0826 |
| Eissn | 1540-3564 |
Journal of Library Administration is a peer-reviewed periodical addressing administrative practice, policy, and leadership within library and information institutions. Founded in 1980, the journal publishes research, case studies, and commentary relevant to university libraries, public libraries, special libraries, and consortia. It serves academic librarians, chief information officers, directors, and system administrators engaged with collections, access, and organizational strategy.
The journal emerged amid debates involving American Library Association initiatives, Association of College and Research Libraries standards, and changing funding models influenced by legislation such as the Higher Education Act of 1965 and policy shifts after the Bayh–Dole Act. Early volumes reflected responses to technological change prompted by projects at University of California, Berkeley, Cornell University, and University of Michigan. Editors and contributors included figures associated with Columbia University, Harvard University, Yale University, University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign, and University of Chicago library programs. The periodical paralleled developments in library automation by vendors such as OCLC, Ex Libris, and SirsiDynix, and intersected with initiatives at research centers like National Institutes of Health libraries and Library of Congress. Debates captured in the journal referenced events including the advent of the Internet, the formation of Elsevier, mergers like Thomson Reuters consolidation, and trends studied at institutions including Princeton University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Content spans topics central to leaders at institutions such as Stanford University, University of Pennsylvania, Duke University, University of Washington, and Johns Hopkins University. Articles examine strategic planning at consortia like HathiTrust, collaborative initiatives involving Digital Public Library of America, and stewardship questions relevant to Smithsonian Institution units and New York Public Library. Coverage includes case studies related to cataloging policy at Bibliothèque nationale de France, digital preservation at National Archives and Records Administration, access services at British Library, budget management in systems like King County Library System, and human resources issues reflected at Los Angeles Public Library. Authors draw upon frameworks developed at Carnegie Mellon University, Syracuse University, University of Southern California, and Rutgers University. The journal engages with standards and organizations such as Dublin Core Metadata Initiative, International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, and Z39.50 implementations, and addresses leadership theories traceable to scholars associated with London School of Economics and Harvard Business School.
The journal is indexed in major services utilized by researchers at National Science Foundation, Institute of Museum and Library Services, and university research offices at University of Oxford and University of Cambridge. Abstracting listings reference databases maintained by entities such as ProQuest, EBSCO, Scopus, and Web of Science, and catalog entries appear in union catalogs curated by OCLC WorldCat. Libraries at institutions including Columbia University and University of Texas at Austin include the periodical in serials holdings. Metadata from the journal feeds discovery platforms created by providers like Ex Libris (Primo) and EBSCO Information Services. Citations appear in bibliographies associated with projects at British Library research centers and theses from University College London.
The editorial leadership has consisted of editors drawn from academic appointments at Indiana University Bloomington, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University at Albany, SUNY, and management roles within systems such as Toronto Public Library and Chicago Public Library. The editorial board typically includes scholars with affiliations to University of Maryland, University of Minnesota, Vanderbilt University, University of Colorado Boulder, and University of Iowa. Peer review follows protocols common to journals archived in repositories at JSTOR and curated by publishers like Taylor & Francis Group. Manuscript decisions reference ethical guidelines comparable to those promoted by Committee on Publication Ethics and research practices taught at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and Northwestern University.
Published by Routledge and distributed through platforms operated by Taylor & Francis Group, the journal is available in print and electronic formats to subscribers at institutions including Boston University, George Washington University, and Michigan State University. Access models involve institutional subscriptions held by consortia such as Big Ten Academic Alliance and license arrangements comparable to agreements made by Research Libraries UK. Authors sometimes archive preprints in institutional repositories at Yale University and Brown University complying with self-archiving policies similar to those at Harvard University. Special issues have been produced in collaboration with conferences sponsored by Association for Information Science and Technology and panels held at ALA Annual Conference.
Scholars at University of California, Los Angeles, Arizona State University, and Florida State University cite the journal in studies on leadership, assessment, and access. Its influence is measured through citation analyses in reports by Institute for Scientific Information and usage statistics reported to libraries at New York University and University of British Columbia. Critical reviews appear in newsletters of Association of Research Libraries and commentary in journals such as College & Research Libraries and Library Quarterly. The journal has contributed to practice changes in organizations like National Library of Medicine and informed policy discussions at bodies including UNESCO and World Bank initiatives on information access.
Category:Library science journals