TRENDS IN PUBLICATION PRODUCTIVITY OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION-SCIENCEFACULTY, 1978-1988

The publications of faculty in ALA-accredited master programs at three points in time (1978, 1983, and 1988) were counted and categorized by content. Analysis includes distribution of publications by rank and s ex, determination of per capita publication rates, and examination of proportions of library science and information science literature. Fin dings show gains in productivity across time, persistently higher rate s by men (although proportionately about as many women as men publish) , and increasing integration of information science and library scienc e in the literature.