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Science & Technology Libraries Volume 40, 2021 - Issue 3
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Scientific Productivity, Lotka’s Law, and STEM Librarianship

Clara Y. Trana Frank Melville Jr. Memorial Library, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9464-3709
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Selenay Aytacb B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library, Long Island University, Brookville, New York, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 316-324 | Published online: 07 Apr 2021
 
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ABSTRACT

In this study, we examined the applicability of Lotka’s law by reviewing 590 STEM librarianship research articles published in seven journals between 2016 and 2019. Our analysis suggests that the frequency distribution of scientific productivity in the field of STEM librarianship does not comply with Lotka’s law, with fewer authors writing more than one research article than expected.

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