Cite Globally, Analyze Locally: Citation Analysis from a Local Latin American Studies Perspective

Schadl, Suzanne; Todeschini, Marina

doi:10.5860/crl.76.2.136

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“…Similarly, Suzanne Schadl and Marina Todeschini's citation analysis examined the Latin American Studies field. 30 This study identified 179 dissertations on Latin America at the University of New Mexico between 2000 and 2009, and reported that 15 percent of the citations from the dissertations were in Spanish and Portuguese languages.…”

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Citing East Asia: A Citation Study on the Use of East Asian Materials in East Asian Studies Dissertations

Li¹

2019

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Aiming to understand how scholars of East Asian Studies use East Asian sources (mainly in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean) in their research, this citation study analyzed bibliographies of 213 PhD dissertations from 32 (East) Asian Studies programs in the United States and Canada from 2013 to 2015. The study examined the number and percentage of East Asian sources cited in each bibliography, as well as format and publication year of each East Asian source cited. The results have important and practical implications for collection development and management. North American sustained academic interest in East Asia 1 started from the early 20th century when "Yale and Columbia University embarked on what has since become their substantial commitment to the study of East Asia." 2 The two decades after World War II witnessed the crucial development of East Asian Studies 3 as an academic field, a development fueled by the international crises during the war and the perceived importance of a better understanding of other parts of the world. With support from the federal government and private foundations, East Asian Studies programs 4 mushroomed on many university campuses. In the following years, despite the declining external funding support for East Asian Studies programs, scholarly interests in East Asia continued to grow and expand. The continuing and increasing interest in East Asia has led to 362 5 East Asian Studies programs and more than 700 6 scholars specializing in East Asia across the United States and Canada. North American research libraries have a long and illustrious history of collecting East Asian materials 7 to support their academic programs and scholars. By the 1930s, substantial collections in East Asian languages had been established in many universities, including Columbia, Harvard, Yale, and Berkeley. 8 In fewer than 100 years, the number of universities that have made considerable efforts in building East Asian collections has grown from just a handful to more than 50, with the total number of volumes in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean reaching 25 million in 2016. 9 Despite the growth these numbers represent, it has, since the 1980s, become a widespread concern among librarians that the budgetary pressure on libraries has created a crisis in developing East Asian collections. In a time when library budgets are declining, East Asian Studies librarians face the frustrating predicament of justifying the value of their East Asian collections

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Citing East Asia: A Citation Study on the Use of East Asian Materials in East Asian Studies Dissertations

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2019

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“…The University of New Mexico study examines the sources used in local dissertations in order to highlight the role of the library's strong holdings of Spanish-language and especially Mexican imprints. 2 The University of Illinois analysis of interlibrary loan traffic for its international holdings suggests the significant impact of these resources beyond the campus itself. The library's specialized Slavic Reference Service, in particular, highlights the value of integrated initiatives that combine collections with other services including reference and discovery.…”

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Researching Library Support for International Studies: Successes to Celebrate, Goal Posts to Move

Hazen

2014

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418Our agendas for library services to support international and area studies are in flux. For one high-profile example, the following broad recommendations emerged from the "Global Dimensions of Scholarship and Research Libraries: A Forum on the Future" that took place at Duke University in 2012:• Aggressively pursue broad digital access to international information resources;• Internationalize research library services and perspectives;• Broaden and internationalize library collaborations. These conclusions built upon background papers, research reports, presentations, and debates among area studies scholars, university administrators, bibliographers and library managers, and foundation officials who considered a series of shifts in the landscape. American higher education, for example, like society as a whole, is "globalizing" as more local students study abroad, foreign enrollments grow, and universities create outposts and entire campuses in other countries. Research and teaching in such fields as public health, science, technology, and public policy today encompass international perspectives: the traditional area studies focus on language, culture, and history is no longer sufficient. Events, experience, and scholarship are increasingly conveyed through digital media, which also undergird research and learning. Mandates for assessment and accountability require explicit attention to trade-offs among all campus and library activities.

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“…14 Schadl and Todeschini examined dissertations across academic departments and showed that English language materials predominated, representing 85 percent of all citations. 15 Similarly, Gasparotto evaluated dissertations in the department of Spanish and Portuguese, showing that the monograph remained the dominant format in the humanities and social sciences. 16 Other research on Latin American studies holdings established the importance of understanding the research habits of the librarian's local communities through citation analysis rather than relying on generalizations.…”

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What Do They Use? Where Do They Get It? An Interdisciplinary Citation Analysis of Latin American Studies Faculty Monographs, 2004–2013

Ostos

2017

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This citation analysis examines the ability of the local collection at the Pennsylvania State University to meet the needs of global and area studies researchers focusing on monographs published by faculty members on Latin American studies in a ten-year period. The study focuses on book use to address the tempting notion that packages and online sources can fully and universally support international and area studies across multiple disciplines. The author assessed the works cited by such criteria as availability at the University Libraries, language, place of publication, age of citation, and online availability. This study could inform collection development decisions and contributes to a general understanding of faculty research trends and the library's role in supporting the research related to Latin America across disciplines and academic units.

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Cite Globally, Analyze Locally: Citation Analysis from a Local Latin American Studies Perspective

Cited by 8 publications

References 7 publications

Citing East Asia: A Citation Study on the Use of East Asian Materials in East Asian Studies Dissertations

Citing East Asia: A Citation Study on the Use of East Asian Materials in East Asian Studies Dissertations

Researching Library Support for International Studies: Successes to Celebrate, Goal Posts to Move

What Do They Use? Where Do They Get It? An Interdisciplinary Citation Analysis of Latin American Studies Faculty Monographs, 2004–2013

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