Research Material Selection in the pre-web and post-web Environments: An Interdisciplinary Study of Bibliographic Citations in Doctoral Dissertations

Citation Analysis of M.A. Theses and Ph.D. Dissertations in Sociology and Anthropology: An Assessment of Library Resource Usage

“…Others work to create core lists of titles (examples are : Enger, 2009;Kaczor, 2014;Sylvia & Lesher, 1995;Waugh & Ruppel, 2004). A number of researchers have examined the use of materials in the Web environment (examples are: Conkling, Harwell, McCallips, Nyana, & Osif, 2010;Kriebel & Lapham, 2008). Others place the focus on information behavior and research skills of students for the purpose of evaluating library instruction (for example : Greenberg & Bar-Ilan, 2014).…”

“…theses (examples are: Anunobi, 2002Riahinia, 2010;Sexton, 2006;Waugh & Ruppel, 2004). Ph.D. dissertations have also received attention from citation analysis researchers who regard dissertations as being a good indication of which material is being used (examples are: Conkling, Harwell, McCallips, Nyana, & Osif, 2010;Gooden, 2001, Iivonen et al, 2009, Kaczor, 2014Kumar & Dora, 2011;Nabe & Imre, 2008;Kushkowski et al, 2003;Maz-Machado et al, 2012;Romić & Mitrović, 2014;Zafrunnisha & Pulla Reddy, 2010;Zong et al, 2013). Whereas several studies do investigate citation patterns of faculty members (for example : Currie & Monroe-Gulick, 2013;Lightman & Manilov, 2000;Pancheshnikov, 2007), the information gleaned from doctoral research can also serve as an indicator for faculty research patterns (Zipp, 1996).…”

Citation Analysis of Student Dissertations and Faculty Publications in Reading and Educational Leadership at Oakland University

“…These 61 dissertations were published between the years 1994-1997, and journals (46%) were cited more frequently than monographs and books chapters (39%) (Buttlar, 1999). More recently, Conkling, Harwell, McCallips, Nyana, and Osif (2010) studied 55,000 citations covering 10 different disciplines from various universities, and the authors determined that monograph use decreased over the years corresponding to pre-web (1990-93) and post-web (2003-06) time periods.…”

Citation Analysis as a Tool to Measure the Impact of Individual Research Consultations

“…Another analysis of citations in dissertations from the pre-Web and post-Web eras aimed to identify trends in various disciplines and found that, overall, the use of journals has increased while monograph usage has declined, with journals being used more frequently in science and engineering and monographs being used more frequently in the social sciences. 27 Others have noted that requirements imposed by course faculty are strong predictors of citation behavior. 28 33 used citation analysis to confirm that existing library instruction practices are effective based on observations of the number of citations in student papers as well as types of sources used, especially those requiring use of library resources and search tools.…”