Examining academic ranking and inequality in library and information science through faculty hiring networks

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Highlights：

• Examined academic rankings from LIS faculty hiring networks.

• Studied academic inequality in LIS through faculty hiring networks.

• High correlations between measures of faculty hiring networks and U.S. News ranking.

• Revealed faculty placement inequality in LIS from a variety of aspects.

摘要

•Examined academic rankings from LIS faculty hiring networks.•Studied academic inequality in LIS through faculty hiring networks.•High correlations between measures of faculty hiring networks and U.S. News ranking.•Revealed faculty placement inequality in LIS from a variety of aspects.

论文关键词：Library and information science,Faculty hiring networks,Placement,LIS ranking,Academic inequality

论文评审过程：Received 8 February 2017, Revised 6 April 2017, Accepted 25 April 2017, Available online 16 May 2017, Version of Record 16 May 2017.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joi.2017.04.007