A study on using rubrics and citation analysis to measure the quality of doctoral dissertation reference lists from traditional and nontraditional institutions

Journal of Library Administration

Volumn 45, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 459-481

  Tuñón, Johanna ^a   Brydges, Bruce ^a  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Evaluation; Online resources; Survey; Usage patterns; Web pages

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845809602     PISSN: 01930826     EISSN: 15403564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J111v45n03_10     Document Type: Review

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