Using Engineering Theses And Dissertations To Inform Collection Development Decisions, Especially In Civil Engineering

Kirkwood, Patricia

doi:10.18260/1-2--4570

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“…Even the few engineering-specific studies are too limited, covering civil engineering but not, for instance, environmental engineering. 26 In short, few of these studies can be compared to one another, and the data are unlikely to correspond one-to-one to a library's subject fund lines. Even those that might be applicable are insufficient, since they fail to account for the citation habits of an institution's own research population.…”

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Citation Patterns of Engineering, Statistics, and Computer Science Researchers: An Internal and External Citation Analysis across Multiple Engineering Subfields

Kelly

2015

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This study takes a multidimensional approach to citation analysis, examining citations in multiple subfields of engineering, from both scholarly journals and doctoral dissertations. The three major goals of the study are to determine whether there are differences between citations drawn from dissertations and those drawn from journal articles; to test a methodology incorporating both internal and external citation sources; and to explore the citation habits of researchers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subfields. The results reveal variations in how STEM subfields conduct research in career and academic settings and are more nuanced than internal or external citation data alone can provide. The results have practical collection development implications.

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Citation Patterns of Engineering, Statistics, and Computer Science Researchers: An Internal and External Citation Analysis across Multiple Engineering Subfields

Kelly

2015

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“…Older journals and books appeared more frequently in aerospace and mechanical engineering faculties' publications (see figures [1][2][3][4]. Interestingly, in their citation analysis of master's theses of engineering students at MSU, Williams and Fletcher also discovered that "(o)lder materials were cited in mechanical, aerospace, and chemical engineering."…”

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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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Information Sources and Collection Planning for Engineering

Baer

Renfro

Advances in Library and Information Science

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This chapter will provide background for practicing librarians who have collection development responsibilities for engineering programs at academic institutions. Although it is intended as a resource for all engineering bibliographers, new librarians or those new to the technical fields may find it especially useful. Engineers (and engineering students) use information quite differently than other disciplines, and this can make collection development a daunting task. Furthermore, it is common for librarians with no background in engineering or technology to be assigned to manage the engineering collection. The information and tips contained in this chapter are meant to make this job easier.

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Using Engineering Theses And Dissertations To Inform Collection Development Decisions, Especially In Civil Engineering

Cited by 3 publications

References 2 publications

Citation Patterns of Engineering, Statistics, and Computer Science Researchers: An Internal and External Citation Analysis across Multiple Engineering Subfields

Citation Patterns of Engineering, Statistics, and Computer Science Researchers: An Internal and External Citation Analysis across Multiple Engineering Subfields

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

Information Sources and Collection Planning for Engineering

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