Knight-Davis, S (Knight-Davis, Stacey); Sung, JS (Sung, Jan S.) Analysis of citations in undergraduate papers COLLEGE & RESEARCH LIBRARIES, 69 (5): 447-458 SEP 2008

[Eugene Garfield]

E-mail Address: slknight at eiu.edu; jssung at eiu.edu 

Author(s): Knight-Davis, S (Knight-Davis, Stacey); Sung, JS (Sung, Jan S.) 

Title: Analysis of citations in undergraduate papers 

Source: COLLEGE & RESEARCH LIBRARIES, 69 (5): 447-458 SEP 2008 

Language: English 

Document Type: Article 

Keywords Plus: STUDENTS; BEHAVIOR 

Abstract: This paper presents the findings of a citation analysis of 
papers written by undergraduate students. The analysis included the types 
of materials cited, number of citations per paper, publication year, 
online availability, and refereed status of materials cited. Library 
ownership of materials was also analyzed. Number of citations in each 
paper increased over the first three papers, as did the number of refereed 
journals cited. There was also a positive correlation between the number 
of citations in the paper and the word count of the paper. 

Addresses: [Knight-Davis, Stacey; Sung, Jan S.] Eastern Illinois Univ, 
Booth Lib, Charleston, IL 61920 USA 

Reprint Address: Knight-Davis, S, Eastern Illinois Univ, Booth Lib, 
Charleston, IL 61920 USA. 

E-mail Address: slknight at eiu.edu; jssung at eiu.edu 

Cited Reference Count: 12 

Times Cited: 0 

Publisher: ASSOC COLL RESEARCH LIBRARIES 

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

ISSN: 0010-0870 

29-char Source Abbrev.: COLL RES LIBR 

ISO Source Abbrev.: Coll. Res. Libr. 

Source Item Page Count: 12 

Subject Category: Information Science & Library Science 

ISI Document Delivery No.: 355OC 

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