Affiliations: [a] School of Government, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China | [b] School of Library and Information Studies, University of Alberta, 3-20 Rutherford South, Edmonton, Canada
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Corresponding author: Ming Xiao, School of Government, Beijing Normal University, No. 19, XinJieKouWai Street, HaiDian District, Beijing 100875, China. Tel.: +86 10 58805543; Fax: +86 10 58808176; E-mail:ming_xiao@bnu.edu.cn
Abstract: In this article, we report results from a survey of bibliometrics courses
offered by LIS programs in mainland China. We found that more than 27% of
Chinese LIS programs offer bibliometrics courses. The majority of these
programs teach bibliometrics as 2- or 3-credit, required courses to both
undergraduate and graduate students, indicating the great importance given
to bibliometrics education. These courses cover both theoretical knowledge
of bibliometrics and practical applications of bibliometric theories and
methods. They are taught mostly by associate and full professors who are
active researchers in bibliometrics, indicating a healthy situation of
mutual benefit of teaching and research.
Keywords: Bibliometrics, education, courses, China
