Article
Exploring the Half-life of Internet Footnotes
Iowa Journal of Communication
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
4-1-2005
Abstract
Vanishing online references are becoming a problem for scholars. This exploratory study examines use of online citations, focusing on 2003 AEJMC conference papers accepted by the Communication Technology and Policy division. Authors analyze papers using URL reference addresses in bibliographies and document some 40% of online citations being unavailable a year later. Results show that .edu is the most stable domain. Error messages for "dead" URL addresses also are explored. Finally authors offer much needed recommendations for researchers who use Internet citations.
Copyright Owner
Iowa Communication Association
Copyright Date
2005
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Citation Information
Michael J. Bugeja and Daniela Dimitrova. "Exploring the Half-life of Internet Footnotes" Iowa Journal of Communication Vol. 37 Iss. 1 (2005) p. 77 - 86 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/daniela-dimitrova/1/
This article is published as Bugeja, M., & Dimitrova, D. V. (2005). Exploring the Half-life of Internet Footnotes. The Iowa Journal of Communication, 37(1), 77-86. Posted with permission.