[Asis-l] Why do authors cite items in scholarly texts?

[Matthew Burton]

An article by Peter Willett in the latest issue of the Journal of Documentation investigates the extent to which readers perceive correctly the reasons why authors cite items in scholarly texts. Full table of contents below (Willett article highlighted in bold).

Journal of Documentation<http://bit.ly/RgF2pG>
Volume 69, Issue 1
Connecting with new information landscapes: Information literacy practices of refugees<http://bit.ly/Q19CJ0>
Authors: Annemaree Lloyd, Mary Anne Kennan, Kim M Thompson, Asim Qayyum
Search Result List Evaluation versus Document Evaluation:Similarities and Differences<http://bit.ly/SSAFTs>
Authors: Iris Xie, Edward Benoit III
QuikScan Formatting as a Means to Improve Text Recall<http://bit.ly/PBLLzC>
Authors: Hans van der Meij, Jan van der Meij, David K. Farkas
Does Place Affect User Engagement and Understanding? Mobile Learner Perceptions on the Streets of New York<http://bit.ly/Tj8cnZ>
Authors: Anthony Cocciolo, Debbie Rabina
Readers' Perceptions of Authors' Citation Behaviour<http://bit.ly/RrrpWD>
Authors: Peter Willett
Nodes and Arcs: Concept Map, Semiotics, and Knowledge Organization<http://bit.ly/SmT4KI>
Authors: Alon I. Friedman, Richard Smiraglia


Matthew Burton
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
mburton at emeraldinsight.com<mailto:dhepton at emeraldinsight.com> | http://www.emeraldinsight.com<http://www.emeraldinsight.com/>

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