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The purpose of this study further enriches the evaluation system of collaboration and provides new indicators to measure collaboration ability at author level in order to identify the most appropriate potential partners.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title content-type=\"abstract-subheading\">Design\/methodology\/approach<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>The papers published during the period 2006-2015 and collected from Web of Science Core Collection in library and information science (LIS) are regarded as data source. And it defines and measures the collaborative rate, collaborative breadth and collaborative depth at author level.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title content-type=\"abstract-subheading\">Findings<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>The authors\u2019 research shows that collaboration is an important way in the scientific research activities in LIS. Unfortunately, most author\u2019s collaborative breadth and the collaborative depth are lower than mean. Therefore, the author\u2019s scope and stability of collaboration is further strengthened in future. Authors can identify the most appropriate potential partners according to author\u2019s research purpose and the region of the collaborative breadth \u2013 the collaborative depth.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title content-type=\"abstract-subheading\">Originality\/value<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>It further enriches the evaluation system of collaboration and provides new indicators to evaluate collaboration ability at author level. 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