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Article
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
(2004)
Abstract
Use of dissertation citation analysis for collection evaluation was investigated. Analysis of 1842 education dissertation citations from three institutions suggests the assumption of doctoral student expertise in their use of the scholarly literature may be overstated. For purposes of developing research collections, dependence on dissertation citation analyses should proceed cautiously.
Keywords
- citation analysis,
- bibliometrics,
- literature reviews,
- collection management,
- collection evaluation
Disciplines
Publication Date
August, 2004
Citation Information
Penny Beile, David N. Boote and Elizabeth K. Killingsworth. "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 Vol. 30 Iss. 5 (2004) p. 347 - 353 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/penny-beile/17/