Vallmitjana, N; Sabate, LG Citation analysis of Ph.D. dissertation references as a tool for collection management in an academic chemistry library COLLEGE & RESEARCH LIBRARIES, 69 (1): 72-81 JAN 2008

[Eugene Garfield]

E-mail Address: nuria.vallniitjana at iqs.edu; lgsab at iqs.edu 

Author(s): Vallmitjana, N (Vallmitjana, Nuria); Sabate, LG (Sabate, L. G.) 

Title: Citation analysis of Ph.D. dissertation references as a tool for 
collection management in an academic chemistry library 

Source: COLLEGE & RESEARCH LIBRARIES, 69 (1): 72-81 JAN 2008 

Language: English 

Document Type: Article 

Keywords Plus: DOCTORAL RESEARCH; STUDENTS; THESIS; SCIENCE 

Abstract: A bibliometric study was carried out on the citations within the 
chemistry field Ph.D. dissertations to ascertain what types of documents 
are the most frequently used in the research process, the most frequently 
consulted journals and obsolescence rate of the journals. The analysis 
covered 46 doctoral theses presented at the Institut Quimic de Sarria 
(IQS) from 1995 to 2003. The results obtained from the 4,203 citations 
revealed that the most frequently used documents were scientific papers, 
which accounted for 79 percent of the total; 33 journals met 50 percent of 
the informational needs; and the age of 50 percent of the citations was no 
older than 9 years. Finally, the results can be used as a tool for the 
collection management of the library. 

Addresses: Univ Ramon Llull, Inst Quim Sarria, Barcelona, Spain; Univ 
Ramon Llull, Fac Econ IQS, Dept Appl Stat, Barcelona, Spain 

Reprint Address: Vallmitjana, N, Univ Ramon Llull, Inst Quim Sarria, 
Barcelona, Spain. 

E-mail Address: nuria.vallniitjana at iqs.edu; lgsab at iqs.edu 

Cited Reference Count: 14 

Times Cited: 0 

Publisher: ASSOC COLL RESEARCH LIBRARIES 

Publisher Address: 50 E HURON ST, CHICAGO, IL 60611 USA 

ISSN: 0010-0870 

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