Information Use in Communication Research: A Citation Analysis of Faculty Publication at the University of Houston

Gao, Wenli

doi:10.1080/01639269.2015.1062585

Cited by 9 publications

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“…Davis and Cohen (2001) found a significant increase in newspapers and Web citations replacing scholarly resources cited between 1996 and 1999). In line with Gao (2015), citation behaviors of the respondents remain traditional. The respondents stated that they prefer to cite articles for its originality even if this meant citing an article that is not born digitally, as an important judgment in considering what to cite (mean score = 3.28).…”

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Citation behavior of Pondicherry University faculty in digital environment: a survey

Singson

Sunny

Thiyagarajan

et al. 2020

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand the citation behavior of Pondicherry University faculty with a focus on their recent publication experience, indexed in Scopus. The paper endeavors to gain an insight into their pattern of citation of scientific papers and attempts to understand the underlying motive in doing so especially in an era where information resources have transitioned from print to digital. Design/methodology/approach The study adopted a judgmental sample consisting of 100 selected faculty members whose recent papers were indexed by Scopus database. A pre-defined questionnaire consisting of demographic profile and 23 items on citation trust and authority statements of citing sources was self-administered to them. Findings The findings of the study indicate that the citation behavior of faculty in Pondicherry University is complex and multi-faceted. Although majority of the faculty depicted an inclination toward normative citation behavior (concerned with the intellectual content of the work), there are others who displayed social constructivist (concerned with the social aspects of the work) citation behavior as well. However, in spite of the differences observed in the citation behavior of the faculty, it was observed that they remained traditional while making trust decisions even in the digital era. Finally, findings suggest no statistical significant difference when it comes to variables, such as gender and discipline in the citation behavior of the faculty. Originality/value Given the ever-increasing importance of citation in judging the quality of research journals, in ranking institutions and in determining the efficacy of faculty in India, author-based approach of understanding citer motivation definitely carry research value.

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Section: Digital Transitionmentioning

confidence: 81%

Citation behavior of Pondicherry University faculty in digital environment: a survey

Singson

Sunny

Thiyagarajan

et al. 2020

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“…Gao examined University of Houston communication faculty publications from 2006 to 2014 to assess their faculty members' information use behavior. 17 Findings from the Gao, So, and Romero studies provide valuable data for collection development. While the existing studies do not address how researchers from outside the discipline of communication studies rely on or use communication journals, they do provide insight on methodology that may be applied to assess the use of communication journals from outside the discipline.…”

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More Inclusive Collection Development: Considering the Information Needs of Researchers from Outside the Subject Area of Communication

Romero¹

2022

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More Inclusive Collection Development 163 development; (3) discuss any relevant trends of citation patterns; and (4) address the importance of recognizing the information needs of researchers outside the discipline when managing a scholarly journal collection. The author will assess the relevance of the subject area "communication" to research in other fields using the Web of Science (WoS) database. The data from this study will help inform the collection development decisions of librarians managing communication journal collections.For this study, the author defines "communication studies" as the broad discipline that includes the subject areas of advertising, communication, journalism, media, and public relations. This study focuses on the subject area "communication." The National Communication Association defines communication as a process that "focuses on how people use messages to generate meanings within and across various contexts, and is the discipline that studies all forms, modes, media, and consequences of communication through humanistic, social scientific and aesthetic inquiry." 1 Areas of specialization include, but are not limited to: health communication, mass communication, organizational communication, interpersonal communication, political communication, public speaking and visual communication. 2 Scholars and teachers throughout academia acknowledge the value and relevance of the subject area across all aspects of public and private life and advocate for including communication education in numerous disciplines. 3 In addition, the Association of American Colleges and Universities advocates for communication instruction to be a part of the general education curricula. 4 Appendix. List of Journals Included (dates of coverage)

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“… Artículos publicados por investigadores de un país (Creaser, Oppenheim y Summers, 2011).  Artículos publicados por investigadores o docentes de una institución (Costas, Leeuwen y Bordons, 2012;Currie y Monroe-Gulick, 2013;Dees, 2016;Gao, 2015;Kayongo y Helm, 2009;Ke y Bronicki, 2015;Matos, 2016;Watkins y Gunapala, 2013).  Tesis de doctorado o maestría sustentadas por estudiantes (Becker y Chiware, 2015;Brito Ocampo, Ladrón De Guevara Solís y Rosas Poblano, 2010;Mattos y Wense Dias, 2009;Rosenberg, 2015;Smyth, 2011;Tannuri de Oliveira, de Castro Silva y Moreira Garcia, 2007).…”

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Uso de información en docentes universitarios peruanos: un análisis de citas en trabajos de investigación (2010-2014)

Arakaki

2018

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El estudio aplica técnicas de análisis de citas para caracterizar el uso de información de los docentes de cuatro departamentos (Ciencias, Ingeniería, Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades) de la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP). A partir de la producción académica de este grupo, publicada de 2010 a 2014 e indexada en Scopus, se obtuvo una muestra aleatoria de 217 documentos. De este conjunto, se extrajeron las referencias bibliográficas y se examinaron para determinar su cantidad, edad y tipo documental. Dado que las diferencias encontradas entre departamentos corroboran, en general, la literatura, se sostiene que el área disciplinar juega un rol importante en la conducta informativa de los académicos.

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Information Use in Communication Research: A Citation Analysis of Faculty Publication at the University of Houston

Cited by 9 publications

References 33 publications

Citation behavior of Pondicherry University faculty in digital environment: a survey

Citation behavior of Pondicherry University faculty in digital environment: a survey

More Inclusive Collection Development: Considering the Information Needs of Researchers from Outside the Subject Area of Communication

Uso de información en docentes universitarios peruanos: un análisis de citas en trabajos de investigación (2010-2014)

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