Citations analysis of LIS theses submitted to Kuvempu University and University of Mysore

A Citation analysis on 8289 citations cited in 59 LIS doctoral theses submitted to Kuvempu University (15 theses) and University of Mysore (44 theses) has been carried out to know the citation pattern. The data was collected using Shodhganga e-theses database. The study found that a total of 6883 jo...

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Published in:Library philosophy and practice 2019-01, p.1-15
Main Authors: Kumar, Vinay D, Sangeetha, M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bibliographic literature
Bradford's Law of Scatter
Citation analysis
Collection development
Dissertations & theses
Information sources
Librarians
Library and information science
Library collections
Library management
Researchers
Scholarly communication
Scientometrics
Studies
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Summary:A Citation analysis on 8289 citations cited in 59 LIS doctoral theses submitted to Kuvempu University (15 theses) and University of Mysore (44 theses) has been carried out to know the citation pattern. The data was collected using Shodhganga e-theses database. The study found that a total of 6883 journal citations were cited in 59 theses. The journal 'Scientometrics' has been cited 651 times and stands first in the rank list of journals. Annals of Library and Information Studies which is an Indian LIS journal stands in the third position in the rank list with 130 citations. The Bradford's law of scattering is not applicable for this study. The rank list of country-wise journals showed that journals published from USA have highly cited followed by journals published from UK and India.
ISSN:1522-0222