A Citation Study of Engineering Masters Theses at the University of Oklahoma: Comparing the Years 1991 and 2011

Bierman, James

doi:10.1080/0194262x.2012.730461

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“…Interestingly, a citation study comparing engineering theses from two years, 1991 and 2011, showed that references to conference papers increased significantly in 2011, while citation counts to monographs decreased. 25 The changes may be because up-to-date information becomes more important to engineers, and research in books could easily turn out to be outdated, due to publication delay. Or the changes are simply because conference papers are easier to access through the web or library online databases.…”

Section: Figure 5 Faculty Collaboration: Aerospace Engineeringmentioning

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Analyzing Citation and Research Collaboration Characteristics of Faculty in Aerospace, Civil and Environmental, Electrical and Computer, and Mechanical Engineering

Zhang

2018

C&RL

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This article investigates citation and research collaboration habits of faculty in four engineering departments. The analysis focuses on similarities and differences among the engineering disciplines. Main differences exist in the use of conference papers and technical reports. The age of cited materials varies by discipline and by format. Regarding faculty connection with other subjects, the study finds that aerospace and mechanical engineering faculty collaborate more often with researchers outside their fields, while civil and environmental faculty, as well as electrical and computer engineering faculty, are more likely to cooperate with peers in their fields. Lists of highly cited journals are generated. The paper also provides suggestions for collection management, research assistance, and outreach efforts.

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Section: Figure 5 Faculty Collaboration: Aerospace Engineeringmentioning

confidence: 99%

Analyzing Citation and Research Collaboration Characteristics of Faculty in Aerospace, Civil and Environmental, Electrical and Computer, and Mechanical Engineering

Zhang

2018

C&RL

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“…Conferences (13 per cent) and monographs (12 per cent) are the second and third most cited formats, respectively, and their percentages support the findings of earlier studies of the continuing importance of these types of resources for engineering researchers. (Becker and Chiware, 2015;Bierman, 2012;Conkling et al, 2010;Eckel, 2009;Fransen, 2012;Kayongo and Helm, 2011;Kriz, 1977;Kushkowski et al, 2003;Uçak and Al, 2009;Williams and Fletcher, 2006). Other types of reference sources used are, in decreasing order of frequency, master's and PhD theses, websites, reports, standards, software and "other".…”

Section: Mechanical Engineeringmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Other research compares literature citations listed in faculty publications with those in papers written by undergraduate or graduate students (Kraus, 2005;Pancheshnikov, 2007). Numerous studies examine a particular discipline, for example, biology (Brown, 2005;Miller, 2011;Nabe and Imre, 2008;Walcott, 1994), engineering, (Becker and Chiware, 2015;Bierman, 2012;Eckel, 2009;Edwards, 1999;Kriz, 1977;Williams and Fletcher, 2006;Yu et al, 2006) and political science (Buchanan and Herubel, 1994;Knapp, 2013), while some papers contain comparative data from various disciplines (Feyereisen and Spoiden, 2009;Fransen, 2012;Kayongo and Helm, 2011;Leiding, 2005;Wilson and Tenopir, 2008). This AUB study, like other comparative research papers, offers an overview of journal and monograph use across different disciplines.…”

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A comparative citation analysis study of master’s theses at the American University of Beirut, Lebanon

Ahmadieh

Naalbandian

Noubani

2016

Collection Building

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Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to determine and compare the type and age of cited literature in master's theses of three academic disciplines at the American University of Beirut (AUB), Lebanon. It also aims to improve the existing monograph and serial collections at AUB. Design/methodology/approach: As theses and dissertations present a convenient source of bibliographies for examination, the authors conducted a citation analysis of all master's theses completed during the period 2004-2013 in the disciplines of biology, mechanical engineering and political science. Bibliographic data were extracted from each citation in the reference list(s) and later analyzed using Microsoft Excel. Availability of all cited books and journals was checked against the library catalog. Findings: This case study reveals the extent to which the AUB University Libraries (UL) collections answer the research needs of graduate students. The findings show that engineering and biology students use a significantly greater number of scholarly journal articles than political science students, while all disciplines rely on recent publications. Practical implications-This paper's findings will prove useful to develop lists of core journals for the AUB UL. The findings will help managing existing collections and provide a base for informed decision-making as regards journal subscriptions and cancellations. Originality/value: Although many citation analyses of master's theses have been done around the world, this study is one of the few completed in the Arab world. Hence, it offers useful insight for collection development in Lebanon and the Arab world.

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“…Musser and Conkling emphasized that collection development for engineering is not simply a matter of getting the ratio between the book budget and the journals budget right; conference papers, technical reports, and other sources are also used frequently. James Bierman compared master's theses in engineering at the University of Oklahoma between 1991 and 2011, to see if the types of sources cited varied significantly (Bierman 2012). The dates represent a time period before most library materials became available online and one after digital access became the norm.…”

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Engineering Master of Science Theses at Rowan University: A Citation Analysis of the First Nine Years

Brush

2015

Science & Technology Libraries

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the use of scholarly and nonscholarly sources in engineering Master of Science theses. Research questions included how usage of different types of sources varied by department, whether students are using scholarly sources, and whether Rowan University Libraries provides access to the sources students are citing. This citation analysis provides in-depth information about engineering citing practices that may be useful to other engineering librarians in supporting their graduate students' research.

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A Citation Study of Engineering Masters Theses at the University of Oklahoma: Comparing the Years 1991 and 2011

Cited by 6 publications

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Analyzing Citation and Research Collaboration Characteristics of Faculty in Aerospace, Civil and Environmental, Electrical and Computer, and Mechanical Engineering

Analyzing Citation and Research Collaboration Characteristics of Faculty in Aerospace, Civil and Environmental, Electrical and Computer, and Mechanical Engineering

A comparative citation analysis study of master’s theses at the American University of Beirut, Lebanon

Engineering Master of Science Theses at Rowan University: A Citation Analysis of the First Nine Years

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