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Literature Use in Engineering and Computer Science Research: An Analysis of Works Cited in Dissertations and Theses
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Fransen, Janet – Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2012
Any engineering librarian will tell you that their researchers' literature needs differ from researchers in other disciplines: Books are used less, and conference papers more, than in humanities disciplines. This study analyzes literature cited in theses and dissertations submitted over a three-year period by students in three departments of the…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Graduate Study, Academic Libraries, Doctoral Dissertations