Title

A Microscope Or A Mirror?: A Question Of Study Validity Regarding The Use Of Dissertation Citation Analysis For Evaluating Research Collections

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.

Publication Date

9-1-2004

Publication Title

Journal of Academic Librarianship

Volume

30

Issue

5

Number of Pages

347-353

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2004.06.001

Socpus ID

7244229979 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/7244229979

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