Using local citation data to relate the use of journal articles by academic researchers to the coverage of full‐text document access systems

Abstract

The methodology and findings are presented of an empirical study comparing local citation patterns with the holdings lists of a number of sources of journal articles. These sources were the British Library Document Supply Centre (BLDSC) and the BL 'inside'

Scholarly communication and bibliometrics

“…For example, although information seeking and use is outside the scope of the present chapter, some interesting work falls on the boundaries of information‐seeking, writing, and citing. These are studies that ask questions about the relationship between the resources available to scholars to be cited and what those scholars choose to cite in their own writing (Harter, 1998; Harter & Kim, 1996; Jacobs, Woodfield, & Morris, 2000). Similarly, while decisions of what to cite fall within the linking category for the purposes of the present article, White (2001) analyzes citations made by authors as a characteristic of writing style.…”

Cybernating the academe: Centralized scholarly ranking and visibility of scholars in the developing world

“…Questions are also raised about the status of value that a citation confers on an article, as it may exist for cosmetic reasons [57], as introductory tools to the original work being documented [58], or as self-citations [48,59]. Other factors have been put forward which may affect the degree to which any article is cited, such as accessibility, the age of the journal [60], journal circulation, author reputation [26] and authors' awareness of the literature [52]. There also exist sufficient counteractive opinions from those scientists who consider citation counts to be reliable indicators of quality [61,62].…”

“…Although a good idea the only difficulty is in its centralization. Used within a local environment where research conditions are relatively homogenous, citation analysis might serve as a relatively objective strategy to assess performance [25] and even as a subjective evaluation of patterns of journal usage and demand [26].…”

Researchers and Their Information Needs: A Literature Review

“…Electronic publishing is the subject of the articles by Aluri (1996), Cruickshank (2002), Steele (2003) and Jacobs et al (2000). Blandy and Libutti (1995) discusses the concept of 'electronic scholarship' and how (undergraduate) researchers working in the electronic environment need to develop layers of learning.…”