A Familiar Pattern of Chemical Publications from Liberal Arts Colleges John R. Sampey Furman University, Greenville, South Carolina. A check after a lapse of four years on chemical publications ema- nating from liberal arts colleges shows the same pattern for the first six months of 1966 as that established in earlier studies.1’2 The familiar pattern is that the bulk of the publications is concentrated in a few institutions. Of the 63 most prolific colleges during the decade, 1952-61,1 based on a tabulation of articles abstracted in Chemical Abstracts, 25 appear in Volume 64, covering the first six months of 1966. Furthermore, only one of the top 13 colleges for the decade is missing from the 1966 list, and these 13 colleges account for one-fourth of all abstracts from liberal arts colleges during the first half of 1966 (44 of 164 articles). On the other hand, of the 16 least productive colleges listed for the decade, 1952-61, only two had publications during the first half of 1966. Finally, only 14 of the 99 liberal arts colleges listed in the 1966 study had 3 or more publications, but these 14 accounted for 37% of the total for the six months (61 articles of the 164 total), while 61 (almost two-thirds) of the 1966 institutions had only one publication each. The 10th edition (1962) of the College Blue Book was employed to determine the liberal arts status of the institutions: those with pro- fessional schools in the physical sciences or which offer the Ph.D. degree in the same are not listed as liberal arts. The 14 liberal arts colleges with three or more abstracts in volume 64 of CA are listed with their current number of publications (and their total contributions for the 1952-61 decade are indicated in parentheses): Amherst 7 (113), Canisius 5 (41), DePaul 4 (46), Fisk 3 (23), Florida Presbyterian 3 (0), Furman 3 (59), Harvey Mudd 4 (4), Haverford 5 (36), Hope 3 (8), Mount Holyoke 3 (46), Oberlin 3 (29), Pomona 11 (38), Wellesley 4 (10) and Wesleyan (Conn.) 3 (29). In checking the 79,000 abstracts in volume 64 of CA the writer knows from experience the risks of inadvertently overlooking some entries from liberal arts colleges, and he welcomes the opportunity to check his worksheets for references he may have missed. 1 Sampey, J. R., J. Chem. Educ., 39:585 (1962). 2 Sampey, J. R., Furman Studies, Furman Univ. Bulletin 9, 3:15-19 (1962). 302

A Familiar Pattern of Chemical Publications from Liberal Arts Colleges

Download PDF Report

Upload
john-r-sampey
View
213
Download
1

Embed Size (px)

Citation preview

A Familiar Pattern of Chemical Publications fromLiberal Arts Colleges

John R. SampeyFurman University, Greenville, South Carolina.

A check after a lapse of four years on chemical publications ema-nating from liberal arts colleges shows the same pattern for the firstsix months of 1966 as that established in earlier studies.1’2 The famil-iar pattern is that the bulk of the publications is concentrated in a fewinstitutions.Of the 63 most prolific colleges during the decade, 1952-61,1 based

on a tabulation of articles abstracted in Chemical Abstracts, 25 appearin Volume 64, covering the first six months of 1966. Furthermore, onlyone of the top 13 colleges for the decade is missing from the 1966 list,and these 13 colleges account for one-fourth of all abstracts fromliberal arts colleges during the first half of 1966 (44 of 164 articles). Onthe other hand, of the 16 least productive colleges listed for the dec-ade, 1952-61, only two had publications during the first half of 1966.Finally, only 14 of the 99 liberal arts colleges listed in the 1966 studyhad 3 or more publications, but these 14 accounted for 37% of thetotal for the six months (61 articles of the 164 total), while 61 (almosttwo-thirds) of the 1966 institutions had only one publication each.The 10th edition (1962) of the College Blue Book was employed todetermine the liberal arts status of the institutions: those with pro-fessional schools in the physical sciences or which offer the Ph.D.degree in the same are not listed as liberal arts.The 14 liberal arts colleges with three or more abstracts in volume

64 of CA are listed with their current number of publications (andtheir total contributions for the 1952-61 decade are indicated inparentheses): Amherst 7 (113), Canisius 5 (41), DePaul 4 (46), Fisk 3(23), Florida Presbyterian 3 (0), Furman 3 (59), Harvey Mudd 4 (4),Haverford 5 (36), Hope 3 (8), Mount Holyoke 3 (46), Oberlin 3 (29),Pomona 11 (38), Wellesley 4 (10) and Wesleyan (Conn.) 3 (29).

In checking the 79,000 abstracts in volume 64 of CA the writerknows from experience the risks of inadvertently overlooking someentries from liberal arts colleges, and he welcomes the opportunity tocheck his worksheets for references he may have missed.

1 Sampey, J. R., J. Chem. Educ., 39:585 (1962).2 Sampey, J. R., Furman Studies, Furman Univ. Bulletin 9, 3:15-19 (1962).

302