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Peer reviewedCullars, John – Library Quarterly, 1989
Describes a study that examined the citation patterns of 579 randomly selected citations from 167 French and German monographs published in 1984, and compared the findings with those of earlier studies of American and British humanities monographic and journal literatures. The implications for library collection development are discussed. (24…
Descriptors: Citation Indexes, Citations (References), Foreign Countries, Library Collection Development
Peer reviewedBurdick, Amrita J. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1989
Describes the use of the "Science Citation Index" in deciding whether to keep older basic science books that have failed to meet other criteria for collection retention. It is concluded that manual searching of the indexes proved feasible and reliable, while the lack of book titles on the online version reduced reliability of weeding…
Descriptors: Books, Citation Analysis, Citation Indexes, Decision Making
Peer reviewedCalhoun, John C. – Library Resources & Technical Services, 1995
Considers advocates and opponents of citation analysis use in the management of academic journal collections and describes the compilation of a relational database file to model an academic journal collection. The use of citation analysis is recommended for collection management based on cost figures presented. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Citation Analysis, Citation Indexes, Cost Effectiveness
Peer reviewedHerubel, Jean-Pierre V. M.; Buchanan, Anne L. – Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian, 1994
Examination of citations indexed in Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) reveals salient patterns which can be helpful in determining interdisciplinarity and/or disciplinarity. Collection development efforts can be enhanced by examination of citation patterns of published research related to a classical social science author such as Jean-Jacques…
Descriptors: Citation Analysis, Citation Indexes, Indexing, Information Retrieval
Peer reviewedGraves, Gail T. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1991
Describes study that was conducted using the "Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) Journal Citation Reports" to identify data sources used in the journals with the greatest impact factor in finance and financial accounting research. Results are reported that indicate heavy use of computer databases, government publications, and serials.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Accounting, Citation Indexes, Citations (References)
Peer reviewedBensman, Stephen J. – College and Research Libraries, 1985
Establishes theoretical framework for solution of problem confronting academic libraries--growth in number of journals and surge in prices--by showing how concentration of usage is function of sociobibliometric laws based on cumulative advantage principle. Use of citation indexes in academic evaluation and library collection development is…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Citation Indexes, Citations (References), Higher Education
