The use of citation data to evaluate serials subscriptions in an academic library

Swigger, Keith; Wilkes, Adeline

doi:10.1016/0098-7913(91)90039-l

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“…In a study such as this one, where only one department was surveyed, care must be taken that journals are not canceled that are heavily used by other departments. Swigger and Wilkes (1991) found the majority of most heavily cited journals were not the most heavily used according to reshelving statistics. This result was confirmed in the academic library in a citation analysis of psychology and counseling Master's theses (Sylvia and Lesher, 1995).…”

Section: Deselection Decisionsmentioning

confidence: 95%

Citation analysis as an unobtrusive method for journal collection evaluation using psychology student research bibliographies

Sylvia

1998

Collection Building

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Bibliographic citation analysis of student research papers is one method of evaluating the use of a journal collection. Journal selection and cancellation may be done on the basis of use and cost-effectiveness to maximize the usefulness of materials purchased with the library budget. An analysis of the bibliographic citations of research papers by undergraduate and graduate students in the psychology department of St Mary's University was used as one basis for psychology journal selection and deselection in the academic library. Findings confirmed that the most cost-effective and the most used materials were usually held by the library. Titles that met these criteria and were not held are good candidates for new subscriptions. Likewise, the least cost-effective and least-used titles are candidates for cancellation. Convergence of data from other sources should be used to confirm citation analysis findings due to the inherent limitations of the method.

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confidence: 95%

Citation analysis as an unobtrusive method for journal collection evaluation using psychology student research bibliographies

Sylvia

1998

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“…Even if we locate the issue used, correct estimation of what is being used becomes tedious due to readers may consult many articles per issue and many issues per journal. Many studies have been done through citation analysis, interview survey methods to assess the use of print journals (Swigger and Wilkes, 1991; Sylvia and Lesher, 1995; Salisbury and Noguera, 2003; Tenopir and King, 2001; Talja and Maula, 2003). These methods are not adequate enough to give a true, comprehensive picture of the usage of print journals.…”

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A selective review of research on e‐resource usage in academic libraries

Tripathi

Jeevan

2013

Library Review

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to highlight the importance of quantitative and qualitative analysis of the usage of e‐resources in academic libraries. It also describes various studies undertaken to study the users' behavior and attitude towards e‐journals.Design/methodology/approachThe paper provides a comprehensive review of the recent published literature on the importance of the usage statistics of e‐resources subscribed to by the academic libraries.FindingsThe findings show that the usage statistics help in studying and evaluating the users' behavior in an online environment. The library services can be extended and modified, to reflect user interests suiting the users the most, in the light of the evaluation and analyses done.Originality/valueThe paper has pertinence and wider implications for library staff engaged in providing e‐resources' services to readers.

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“…Certainly, several analysts [16][17][18] have used local citation analysis in combination with other techniques to estimate the actual or potential use of journals, without reporting that the citation analysis produced anomalous results. Comparing reshelving studies, professional judgement and local citation studies, Swigger and Wilkes [19] note that 'the citation method is the most reliable of the three'. More generally, Kelland and Young [20,21] have reviewed the literature on relating citation frequency with library use and concluded that the two are indeed related.…”

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Using local citation data to relate the use of journal articles by academic researchers to the coverage of full‐text document access systems

Jacobs

Woodfield²,

Morris³

2000

Journal of Documentation

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The use of citation data to evaluate serials subscriptions in an academic library

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Citation analysis as an unobtrusive method for journal collection evaluation using psychology student research bibliographies

Citation analysis as an unobtrusive method for journal collection evaluation using psychology student research bibliographies

A selective review of research on e‐resource usage in academic libraries

Using local citation data to relate the use of journal articles by academic researchers to the coverage of full‐text document access systems

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