Thomas Childers

410 total citations
31 papers, 279 citations indexed

About

Thomas Childers is a scholar working on Library and Information Sciences, Information Systems and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Childers has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 279 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Library and Information Sciences, 11 papers in Information Systems and 2 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Thomas Childers's work include Library Science and Information Literacy (15 papers), Library Science and Administration (12 papers) and Web and Library Services (8 papers). Thomas Childers is often cited by papers focused on Library Science and Information Literacy (15 papers), Library Science and Administration (12 papers) and Web and Library Services (8 papers). Thomas Childers collaborates with scholars based in United States. Thomas Childers's co-authors include Nancy A. Van House and Rudy Koshar and has published in prestigious journals such as Information Processing & Management, Library & Information Science Research and German Studies Review.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Childers

25 papers receiving 184 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thomas Childers United States 10 141 95 43 35 29 31 279
Charles Martell United States 9 111 0.8× 143 1.5× 26 0.6× 35 1.0× 19 0.7× 38 275
J. Michael Brittain United Kingdom 9 51 0.4× 89 0.9× 14 0.3× 31 0.9× 21 0.7× 30 288
Diljit Singh Malaysia 11 114 0.8× 116 1.2× 41 1.0× 36 1.0× 11 0.4× 32 258
Steve Hiller United States 10 154 1.1× 157 1.7× 21 0.5× 21 0.6× 53 1.8× 24 297
Patricia Willard Australia 9 136 1.0× 130 1.4× 25 0.6× 22 0.6× 29 1.0× 29 298
Okon E. Ani Nigeria 10 101 0.7× 126 1.3× 41 1.0× 40 1.1× 5 0.2× 16 276
Emmanuel E. Baro Nigeria 13 232 1.6× 254 2.7× 76 1.8× 65 1.9× 11 0.4× 27 420
Mahmood Khosrowjerdi Norway 9 57 0.4× 45 0.5× 39 0.9× 53 1.5× 4 0.1× 33 199
Carol Hansen Montgomery United States 11 62 0.4× 261 2.7× 17 0.4× 16 0.5× 34 1.2× 15 340
Scholastica Chizoma Ukwoma Nigeria 8 51 0.4× 110 1.2× 21 0.5× 25 0.7× 6 0.2× 31 245

Countries citing papers authored by Thomas Childers

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Fields of papers citing papers by Thomas Childers

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Childers

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Thomas Childers. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Thomas Childers based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Thomas Childers. Thomas Childers is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Childers, Thomas. (1997). Using Public Library Reference Collections and Staff. The Library Quarterly. 67(2). 155–173. 9 indexed citations
2.
Childers, Thomas. (1994). California's Reference Crisis.. Library journal. 119(7). 32–35. 3 indexed citations
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House, Nancy A. Van & Thomas Childers. (1993). The Public Library Effectiveness Study: The Complete Report. 10 indexed citations
4.
Childers, Thomas & Nancy A. Van House. (1993). What's Good?: Describing Your Public Library's Effectiveness. 21 indexed citations
5.
House, Nancy A. Van & Thomas Childers. (1991). Prospects for Public Library Evaluation.. 30(5). 1 indexed citations
6.
House, Nancy A. Van & Thomas Childers. (1990). Dimensions of Public Library Effectiveness II: Library Performance.. Library & Information Science Research. 12(2). 131–153. 11 indexed citations
7.
Childers, Thomas. (1989). Evaluative Research in the Library and Information Field. Library trends. 38(2). 250–267. 12 indexed citations
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Childers, Thomas & Nancy A. Van House. (1989). The Grail of Goodness: The Effective Public Library.. Library journal. 114(16). 44–49. 7 indexed citations
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Childers, Thomas & Nancy A. Van House. (1989). Dimensions of Public Library Effectiveness.. Library & Information Science Research. 11(3). 273–301. 15 indexed citations
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Childers, Thomas & Nancy A. Van House. (1989). The Public Library Effectiveness Study: Final Report.. 5 indexed citations
11.
Childers, Thomas. (1988). Do Library Systems Make a Difference. Library & Information Science Research. 10(4). 445–454. 5 indexed citations
12.
Childers, Thomas. (1987). New directions in library and information science education. Information Processing & Management. 23(3). 240–242.
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House, Nancy A. Van & Thomas Childers. (1984). Unobtrusive Evaluation of a Reference Referral Network: The California Experience.. Library & Information Science Research. 6(3). 305–319. 4 indexed citations
14.
Childers, Thomas. (1984). Will the Cycle Be Unbroken? Research and Schools of Library and Information Studies. Library trends. 32(4). 11 indexed citations
15.
Childers, Thomas. (1980). The Test of Reference.. Library journal. 105(8). 14 indexed citations
16.
Childers, Thomas. (1979). Trends in Public Library I&R Services.. Library journal. 104(17). 2 indexed citations
17.
Childers, Thomas. (1979). The Struggle for Statistics in Public Libraries. Public Library Quarterly. 1(3). 266–270. 1 indexed citations
18.
Childers, Thomas, et al.. (1972). Recruitment of Minorities.. American libraries. 1 indexed citations
19.
Childers, Thomas. (1972). Managing the Quality of Reference/Information Service. The Library Quarterly. 42(2). 212–217. 9 indexed citations
20.
Childers, Thomas. (1971). Community and Library: Some Possible Futures.. Library journal. 1 indexed citations

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