Analysis of Citations to Books in Chemistry PhD Dissertations in an Era of Transition

A citation analysis of chemistry PhD dissertations at the University of Texas at Austin yielded data on how often graduate students cite books in their bibliographies, and on the characteristics of the books cited, in terms of age and local ownership. The analysis examined samples of dissertations s...

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Published inIssues in science and technology librarianship no. 88
Main Author Flaxbart, David
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Science and Technology Section, Association of College and Research Libraries 01.12.2018
Subjects
Barriers
Bibliographies
Chemistry
Citation Analysis
Doctoral Dissertations
Electronic Publishing
Graduate Students
Intellectual Property
Library Materials
Library Research
Library Services
Longitudinal Studies
Trend Analysis
Texas (Austin)
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ISSN1092-1206
1092-1206
DOI10.5062/F4DV1H4T

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Summary:A citation analysis of chemistry PhD dissertations at the University of Texas at Austin yielded data on how often graduate students cite books in their bibliographies, and on the characteristics of the books cited, in terms of age and local ownership. The analysis examined samples of dissertations selected from five discrete years--1988, 2006, 2009, 2012, and 2015--in order to provide longitudinal data on how citation trends are changing during a transition period in libraries. Data indicated that chemistry graduate students cited low numbers of books relative to journal articles, confirming expectations from similar studies, and that the trend over the time period studied is downward, despite the increasing number and availability of e-books. The results could inform collection management decisions and strategies for promoting book content to graduate students in future.
ISSN:1092-1206
1092-1206
DOI:10.5062/F4DV1H4T