Authorship in College & Research Libraries revisited: Gender, institutional affiliation, collaboration

Abstract

This article updates earlier studies by Gloria Cline and Paul Metz on the characteristics of authorship of articles published in College & Research Libraries, focusing on gender, institutional affiliation, and extent of collaboration. Between 1989 and 1994, representation by academic librarians and authors affiliated with library schools increased, collaboration became predominate, and for the first time the number of primary women authors equaled that of men. Considering all coauthors, female authors outnumbered men. The largest proportion of authors were women academic librarians who coauthored articles. Women, however, were underrepresented among authors affiliated with library schools and among academic administrators.