Joswick KE "A profile of police administration resources: using textbook citations to determine collecting parameters" LIBRARY COLLECTIONS ACQUISITIONS & TECHNICAL SERVICES 25 (2): 159-169 SUM 2001

[Eugene Garfield]

K.E. Joswick :   Kate_Joswick at ccmail.wiu.edu

Title     A profile of police administration resources: using textbook
          citations to determine collecting parameters
Author    Joswick KE
Journal   LIBRARY COLLECTIONS ACQUISITIONS & TECHNICAL SERVICES
                                     25 (2): 159-169 SUM 2001

 Document type: Article       Language: English       Cited References:
17        Times Cited: 0


Abstract:
Cited references and suggested readings from undergraduate textbooks can
help collection development librarians define parameters of newly emerging
fields of study. This study examined the citations from four heavily used
textbooks in police administration in order to gain an overview of the
resources experts use to introduce their subject to undergraduates. Books
were cited more than journals. Government publications, court cases, and
association publications contributed substantially to the field.
Monographic and serial resources in business, management, public affairs,
labor relations, sociology, and law were cited frequently, reflecting the
interdisciplinary nature of the field. Materials from the 70s and 80s were
cited more often than current resources. Using the compiled data as a base,
the author suggests implications for building collections geared toward
students in the field. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

Author Keywords:
citation analysis, textbooks, police administration, collection development

KeyWords Plus:
MOST-CITED SCHOLARS, CRIMINOLOGY, JOURNALS

Addresses:
Joswick KE, Western Illinois Univ, Univ Lib, Reference Unit, 1 Univ Circle,
Macomb, IL 61455 USA
Western Illinois Univ, Univ Lib, Reference Unit, Macomb, IL 61455 USA

Publisher:
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, OXFORD

IDS Number:
441PP

ISSN:
1464-9055