What do Agricultural and Biological Science Students Use? A Bibliometric Analysis of Undergraduate Research Projects

The study investigate the citation pattern of undergraduate projects in a private university, Nigeria. Bibliometric method was adopted for the study to analyze the information sources cited in the research projects. The coverage of the study was from 2015 to 2018 set of graduates. Findings revealed...

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Published in:Library philosophy and practice 2019-09, p.1-12
Main Authors: Jerome, Idiegbeyan-ose, Ayooluwa, Aregbesola, Sola, Owolabi, Toluwani, Eyiolorunshe, Ayotunde, Owolabi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic libraries
Analysis
Bibliometrics
College students
Information sources
Library and information science
Science
Science education
Students
Teaching
User training
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Summary:The study investigate the citation pattern of undergraduate projects in a private university, Nigeria. Bibliometric method was adopted for the study to analyze the information sources cited in the research projects. The coverage of the study was from 2015 to 2018 set of graduates. Findings revealed that Animal Science programme accounted for the highest citations, while Agricultural Economics had the lowest citations. It was also discovered that an average of 49 citations per project were recorded. Journal articles and books were the most cited materials. The paper concluded and made recommendations.
ISSN:1522-0222
1522-0222