Can Local Citation Analysis of Master's and Doctoral Theses help Decision-Making about the Management of the Collection of Periodicals? A Case Study in Psychology and Education Sciences

Journal of Academic Librarianship

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 514-522

  Feyereisen, Pierre ^a,b   Spoiden, Anne ^b  

^a FUND FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 71549153493     PISSN: 00991333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acalib.2009.08.018     Document Type: Article

References (26)

1. Butkovich N.J. Use Studies: A Selective Review. Librarian Resources & Technical Services 40 (1996) 359-368
2. Garfield E. Citation Analysis as a Tool in Journal Evaluation. Science 178 (1972) 471-479. http://garfield.library.upenn.edu/essays/v1p527y1962-73.pdf Available at http://garfield.library.upenn.edu/essays/v1p527y1962-73.pdf. (August 27, 2007)
3. Numbers are from the JCR website http://admin-apps.isiknowledge.com/JCR/help/h_info.htm#information (November 25, 2008).
4. Pudovkin A.I., and Garfield E. Rank-normalized Impact Factor: A Way to Compare Journal Performance across Subject Categories. Proceedings of the 67th ASIS&T Annual Meeting 41 (2004) 507-515. http://garfield.library.upenn.edu/papers/ranknormalizationasis2004published.pdf Available at http://garfield.library.upenn.edu/papers/ranknormalizationasis2004published.pdf. (November 25, 2008)
5. MacRoberts M.H., and MacRoberts B.R. Problems of Citation Analysis: A Critical Review. Journal of the American Society for Information Science 40 (1989) 342-349
6. Kreider J. The Correlation of Local Citation Data with Citation Data from Journal Citation Reports. Library Resources & Technical Services 43 (1999) 67-77
7. Dilevko J., and Atkinson E. Evaluating Academic Journals without Impact Factors for Collection Management Decisions. College & Research Libraries 63 (2002) 562-577. http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/publications.htm Available at http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/publications.htm. (August 27, 2007)
8. Chung H.-K. Evaluating Academic Journals Using Impact Factor and Local Citation Score. The Journal of Academic Librarianship 33 (2007) 393-402
9. Zipp L.S. Thesis and Dissertation Citations as Indicators of Faculty Research Use of University Journal Collections. Library Resources & Technical Services 40 (1996) 335-342
10. Smith E.T. Assessing Collection Usefulness: An Investigation of Library Ownership of the Resources Graduate Students Use. College & Research Libraries 64 (2003) 344-355. http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/publications.htm Available at http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/publications.htm. (November 18, 2005)
11. Sylvia M.J. Citation Analysis as an Unobtrusive Method for Journal Collection Evaluation Using Psychology Student Research Bibliographies. Collection Building 17 (1998) 20-28
12. Schaffer T. Psychology Citations Revisited: Behavioral Research in the Age of Electronic Resources. The Journal of Academic Librarianship 30 (2004) 354-360
13. Keith Waugh C., and Ruppel M. Citation Analysis of Dissertation, Thesis, and Research Paper References in Workforce Education and Development. The Journal of Academic Librarianship 30 (2004) 276-284
14. Burright M.A., Hahn T.B., and Antonisse M.J. Understanding Information Use in a Multidisciplinary Field: A Local Citation Analysis of Neuroscience Research. College & Research Libraries 66 (2005) 198-210. http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/publications.htm Available at http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/publications.htm. (August 27, 2007)
15. Vallmitjana N., and Sabaté L.G. Citation Analysis of Ph.D. Dissertation References as a Tool for Collection Management in an Academic Chemistry Library. College & Research Libraries 69 (2008) 72-81. http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/publications.htm Available at http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/publications.htm. (November 14, 2008)
16. Duy J., and Liwen Vaughan. Can Electronic Journal Usage Data Replace Citation Data as a Measure of Journal Use? An Empirical Examination. The Journal of Academic Librarianship 32 (2006) 512-517
17. Kathleen E.J., and Stierman J.K. The Core List Mirage: A Comparison of the Journals Frequently Consulted by Faculty and Students. College and Research Libraries 58 (1997) 48-55. http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/publications.htm Available at http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/publications.htm. (November 18, 2005)
18. Beile P.M., Boote D.N., and Killingsworth E.K. A Microscope or a Mirror? A Question of Study Validity Regarding the Use of Dissertation Citation Analysis for Evaluating Research Collections. The Journal of Academic Librarianship 30 (2004) 347-353
19. Corby K. Constructing Core Journal Lists: Mixing Science and Alchemy. Portal: Libraries and the Academy 3 (2003) 207-217
20. Pudovkin and Garfield, Rank-normalized Impact Factor.
21. Garfield, Citation Analysis as a Tool.
22. Garfield E. Bradford's Law and Related Statistical Patterns. Current Contents 19 (May 12, 1980) 5-12. http://garfield.library.upenn.edu/essays/v4p476y79-80.pdf Available at http://garfield.library.upenn.edu/essays/v4p476y79-80.pdf (November 18, 2008)
23. SPSS® Base 9.0, Applications guide (1999), Statistical Product and Service Solutions Inc., Chicago, IL
24. Schaffer, Psychology Citations Revisited.
25. Junni P. Students Seeking Information for their Masters' Theses : the Effect of the Internet. Information Research 12 2 (January 2007). http://informationr.net/ir/12-2/paper305.html Electronic journal available at http://informationr.net/ir/12-2/paper305.html (November 25, 2008)
26. MacRoberts and MacRoberts, Problems of Citation Analysis.