International Journal of Management and Fuzzy Systems 2017; 3(4): 52-56 http://www.sciencepublishinggroup.com/j/ijmfs doi: 10.11648/j.ijmfs.20170304.13 ISSN: 2575-4939 (Print); ISSN: 2575-4947 (Online) Bibliometric Analysis of Publications in Nigerian Libraries: 2005-2014 Okon Edet Ani 1 , Eucharia Okwueze 2 1 Library Department, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria 2 Department of Library and Information Science, Faculty of Education, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria Email address: anioedet@yahoo.com (O. E. Ani), okwuezeeucharia@gmail.com (E. Okwueze) To cite this article: Okon Edet Ani, Eucharia Okwueze. Bibliometric Analysis of Publications in Nigerian Libraries: 2005-2014. International Journal of Management and Fuzzy Systems. Vol. 3, No. 4, 2017, pp. 52-56. doi: 10.11648/j.ijmfs.20170304.13 Received: May 29, 2017; Accepted: June 20, 2017; Published: October 31, 2017 Abstract: A ten year bibliometric analyzes was conducted from 2005-2014 to examine patterns of publication in Nigerian Libraries, a frontline national journal in library and information science (LIS) research and publication in Nigeria, published by the Nigerian Library Association (NLA), a professional body of LIS researchers in Nigeria. The objectives of the study were to determine the most productive authors and institutions, extent of research collaboration and trend in keywords/themes/research areas. The results of the study revealed the 7 most productive authors that published in Nigerian Libraries with minimum of 3 papers. In terms of the most productive institutions, the University of Benin, the University of Nigeria, and the University of Ilorin topped the list of the most productive institutions that published in the Nigerian Libraries, while there was a balance between single authorship (50.0%) and joint authorship (collaboration) (50.0%) in published papers. The dominance major keywords/themes/research areas in the study were information technology/information and communication technology, library and information services, and library automation/computerization. The paper concluded that, LIS researchers in Nigeria would in the nearest future join their counterparts in the world to embrace research collaboration. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended that, there should be increased funding of LIS research by stakeholders towards increased in productivity among LIS researchers and institutions in Nigeria. Keywords: Collaboration, LIS Research, Publication, Productivity, Nigeria 1. Introduction Bibliometrics has been used as a major tool to study progress and development of different academic disciplines/fields in the world including library and information science (LIS). It is typically used in evaluation of research and publications among scholars by authorship, discipline, institution, country or region. Thus, bibliometric methods are used in exploring and analyzing research productivity and the impact of publications in a given field. Research evaluation through bibliometric studies is essentially used by different organizations/institutions (universities) and governments for policy formulation to support research funding and promotion of staff. Hence, bibliometric study is used as a tool for national and international integration and development as it provides a link between the publication outputs from a country and its wealth, as expressed by its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) [1]. In addition, bibliometric studies facilitate the generation of information to support research and development (R & D) in each country. According to Kawatra [2], bibliometrics is a quantitative method that is used to study scientific communication process by measuring and analyzing various aspects of publications especially in a given discipline or field. According to Swain [3], several bibliometric studies have been carried out on individual journals in different fields such as library and information science (LIS) to highlight patterns of publication institutionally, nationally, regionally and globally. Hence, this study is carried out to examine patterns of publication in the Nigerian Libraries, a foremost LIS journal in Nigeria that is published by the Nigerian Library Association (NLA), a professional body of LIS researchers in Nigeria. The objectives of the study are as follows: (1) To determine the most productive authors and their institutions,