Bibliographer for the Social Sciences (since 1978) and Professor (since
1995)
Most of my research has dealt with use of libraries and information in the
humanities. This research has analyzed the vocabulary of the humanities,
explored what humanists do in the course of their research, investigated
the characteristics of prize-winning books, and studied patterns of uses
of sources in different types of humanities scholarship.
I have also studied user persistence is displaying and scanning postings
retrieved in information seeking, patterns of authorship in library and
information science publications, and the measurement of use of web-based
resources.
Most of my work has involved bibliometric, including citation, analysis.
I have also done transaction log analysis and used both questionnaires and
interviews. Some projects have involved sampling.
Selected Publications
Deborah D. Blecic, Joan B. Fiscella, and Stephen E. Wiberley, Jr., “The
Effects of Advances and Innovations on the Measurement of Use of
Electronic Resources,” College & Research Libraries 67 (November 2006),
forthcoming.
Stephen E. Wiberley, Jr., Julie M. Hurd, Ann C. Weller, “Publication
Patterns of U.S. Academic Librarians from 1998 to 2002,” College &
Research Libraries 67 (May 2006): 205-216.
Stephen E. Wiberley, Jr., “The Social Sciences: Who Won the ‘90s in
Scholarly Book Publishing,” College & Research Libraries 65 (November
2004): 505-523.
Stephen E. Wiberley, Jr., “A Methodological Approach to Developing
Bibliometric Models of Types of Humanities Scholarship,” Library Quarterly
73 (April 2003): 121-159.
Stephen E. Wiberley, Jr., “The Humanities: Who Won the ‘90s in Scholarly
Book Publishing,” portal: Libraries and the Academy 2 (July 2002):
357-374.
Deborah D. Blecic, Joan B. Fiscella, and Stephen E. Wiberley, Jr., “The
Measurement of Use of Web-based Information Resources: An Early Look at
Vendor-Supplied Data,” College & Research Libraries 62 (Sept. 2001):
434-453.
Stephen E. Wiberley, Jr. and William G. Jones, “Time and Technology: A
Decade-Long Look at Humanists’ Use of Electronic Information Technology,”
College & Research Libraries 61 (Sept. 2000): 421-431.
Education
B.A. Le Moyne College (Syracuse) – History
Ph.D. Yale University – History
M.L.S. State University of New York at Albany
