Bibliographic citation analysis of student research papers is one method of evaluating the use of a journal collection. Journal selection and cancellation may be done on the basis of use and cost‐effectiveness to maximize the usefulness of materials purchased with the library budget. An analysis of the bibliographic citations of research papers by undergraduate and graduate students in the psychology department of St Mary’s University was used as one basis for psychology journal selection and deselection in the academic library. Findings confirmed that the most cost‐effective and the most used materials were usually held by the library. Titles that met these criteria and were not held are good candidates for new subscriptions. Likewise, the least cost‐effective and least‐used titles are candidates for cancellation. Convergence of data from other sources should be used to confirm citation analysis findings due to the inherent limitations of the method.

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Citation analysis as an unobtrusive method for journal collection evaluation using psychology student research bibliographies

Citation Analysis of Dissertation, Thesis, and Research Paper References in Workforce Education and Development

The increasing price of journal subscriptions and the increasing number of journals available make it difficult for libraries to supply all needed material locally for scholarly research. Bibliographic citation analysis ofstudent research papers is one method of evaluating the use of journal collection. Journal selection and cancellation may be done on the basis ofcost-per-use to maximize the usefulness of materials purchased with the library budget. Theses provide a convenient archival resource of student research. This study used the bibliographic citations found in theses and dissertations of graduate students in the psychology and counseling departments of the university, cost-per-use statistics, and shelving statistics to develop a basis for psychology journal selection in the Academic Library. The library should not rely on one single evaluation technique. It should take advantage of combination of techniques, which as this study indicates, serve to complement each other.

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What Journals Do Psychology Graduate Students Need? A Citation Analysis of Thesis References

Student citation practices in an Information Science Department

Information-seeking behavior of undergraduate geography students

Is there a core of psychology journals that will satisfy most needs of undergraduate psychology students? The authors examined journal citations of 105 senior psychology theses written durin a seven-year period at a major research university and a small liberal arts college. relatively few journal titles accounted for most of the citations at each institution. The research university students did not cite more journal titles and articles than did the liberal arts college students. Nevertheless, beyond the most heavily cited journals, the students from each institution cited in common relatively few journals. With improved faculty guidance, a small number of journals could satisfy most needs of undergraduate psychology students at both institutions.

Gail Oltmanns

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How Many Psychology Journals Are Enough