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crl-16380	Page, Jessica R.; Moberly, Heather K.; Youngen, Gregory K.; Hamel, Barbara J.	Exploring the Veterinary Literature: A Bibliometric Methodology for Identifying Interdisciplinary and Collaborative Publications	2014	20	.pdf	application/pdf	7195	236	33	664 Exploring the Veterinary Literature: A Bibliometric Methodology for Identifying Interdisciplinary and Collaborative Publications Jessica R. Page, Heather K. Moberly, Gregory K. Youngen, and Barbara J. Hamel Jessica R. Page is Assistant Professor and Head, Veterinary Medicine Library at The Ohio State University, e-mail: page.84@osu.edu; Heather K. Moberly is Professor and Coordinator of Veterinary Services at the Medical Sciences Library at Texas A&M University, e-mail: hmoberly@library.tamu.edu; Gregory K. Youngen is Associate Dean of Library Services at Indiana State University, e-mail: gregory.youngen@indstate.edu; and Barbara J. Hamel is Head of Collection Services, Steenbock Library University of Wisconsin-Madison, e-mail: bhamel@library.wisc.edu. An analysis of articles published from 1974 to 2004 in the Journal of Veterinary Medical Education showed an increase in the median number of authors per paper from one in the first decade of the study to three in the last decade, as well as an increase in interinstitutional collaboration since 1990.10 Interdisciplinary Research Interdisciplinary research dates to the invisible colleges of the 17th century, but it has gained increased attention in recent years.11 Scientists recognize the need to apply the understanding of multiple disciplines to address problems, and institutions have estab- lished interdisciplinary programs and research centers to assist in these efforts.12 Funding 666 College & Research Libraries September 2014 TABLE 1 AVMA-Accredited Colleges of Veterinary Medicine* Abbreviation CVM Pilot Study CVM AUB Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine CAL University of California-Davis School of Veterinary Medicine CORNELL Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine CSU Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences GEO University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine ILLINOIS University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine X ISU Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine X KSU Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine LSU Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine MICH ST Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine X MISS Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine Mizzou University of Missouri-Columbia College of Veterinary Medicine X NCSU North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine OkState Oklahoma State University Center for Veterinary Health Sciences ORE Oregon State University College of Veterinary Medicine OSU Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine X Penn University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine Purdue Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine X TAMU Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences TENN University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine Exploring the Veterinary Literature 667 initiatives for interdisciplinary research from such organizations as the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, and Canadian Institutes of Health Research have helped encourage further interdisciplinary research.13 This is particularly notable in applied sciences such as environmental science, public health, and biomedical sci- ences.14 Interdisciplinary research is also common in veterinary medical research, which includes not only clinical veterinary medicine but broader veterinary science fields such as livestock production, food safety, public health, and translational medicine.	cache/crl-16380.pdf	txt/crl-16380.txt