Department
Public Services
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2016
Abstract
The authors sought to identify biology collection usage among graduate students at Jacksonville State University. Forty Master’s student theses from 2008-2014 were examined. A total of 2,351 citations were analyzed, of which journals accounted for 75%, books for 10%, and the remaining 15% included government documents, web sites, dissertations, and theses. Findings are consistent with previous similar studies that students referenced journals more often than books and other sources. Journal and book citations present discrepancies between number of citations and number of authors citing. Wide ranges of journal subjects were cited due to the interdisciplinary nature of graduate programs. Recommendations are provided for future collection development and library instruction practice.
Recommended Citation
Barnett-Ellis, P., & Tang, Y. (2016). User-Centered Collection Development: A Citation Analysis of Graduate Biology Theses. Collection Management, 41(1), 3. https://doi.org/10.1080/01462679.2016.1145088
Publication/Presentation Information
Barnett-Ellis, P., & Tang, Y. (2016). User-Centered Collection Development: A Citation Analysis of Graduate Biology Theses. Collection Management, 41(1), 3. https://doi.org/10.1080/01462679.2016.1145088