Davis P. "Where to spend our E-journal money: Defining a university" Portal-Libraries and the Academy 2(1):155-166, January 2002

[Eugene Garfield]

P. Davis : pmd8 at cornell.edu


The data and methodology used in the journal frequency and price analysis
can be found at : http://people.cornell.edu/pages/pmd8/


Title     Where to spend our E-journal money: Defining a university
          library's core collection through citation analysis
Author    Davis P
Journal   Portal-Libraries and the Academy 2 (1): 155-166 JAN 2002

 Document type: Article   Language: English
 Cited References: 33     Times Cited: 1


Abstract:
This paper identifies core journals in the life sciences for Cornell
University researchers by analyzing the frequency of Cornell-authored
citations in Biosis Previews between 1996 and 2001. The distribution
frequency of journals confirms Bradford's Law of Scatter or the 80/20 Rule.
The top 240 journals, providing 80 percent of the citations, were analyzed
by publisher type and institutional subscription price. In general, journals
from society and associations received the highest number of citations and
were priced considerably lower than commercial journals. The methodology
described is a fast, low-cost, and scalable procedure that can be adapted
to various subject databases, and may be used to provide guidance on which
titles to purchase for electronic access.

KeyWords Plus:
LISTS, COST, LAW

Addresses:
Davis P, Cornell Univ, Albert R Mann Lib, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA
Cornell Univ, Albert R Mann Lib, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA

Publisher:
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV PRESS, BALTIMORE

IDS Number:
626UA

ISSN:
1531-2542

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 BRADFORD SC           DOCUMENTATION                          144      1948
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