Does Interdisciplinary Integration Affect LIS Doctoral Students’ Publishing Productivity and Quality in North America?

Abstract

This study investigated LIS doctoral students’ publication in North America since the 1960s and measured the impact of interdisciplinarity such as doctoral advisors’ disciplinary background and collaboration network on their publication productivity and quality. After analyzing the LIS doctoral graduates’ publications since the 1960s, this study indicates that the interdisciplinarity integration of LIS has a positive impact on LIS doctoral students’ publishing productivity but no impact on their publishing quality.