| Article Name : | |
| CITATION USE PATTERN OF DOCTORAL THESES OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE OF SANT GADGE BABA AMRAVATI UNIVERSITY AMRAVATI |
| Author Name : | |
| SHILPA R. GAWANDE AND VAISHALI CHOUKHANDE |
| Publisher : | |
| Ashok Yakkaldevi |
| Article Series No. : | |
| ISRJ-22 |
| Article URL : | |
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| Abstract : | |
| The study covers 1450 citation appended to the 12 doctoral theses in the field of library and
information science submitted to the Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Amravati during 1983 to
2010. It has been carried out to determine the use pattern of literature by the researcher in Library and
Information Science. Findings shows that journals are the most utilized reference materials in the theses
as current literature and majority of citations found were 72.68% by single authored. Researchers
largely use literature published in recent period and mainly from India and USA country. Application of
Bradfords' Law in the present study reveals 5 journals covered 269 citations, next 16 journals covered
257 citations and the next 117 journals covered 228 citations. |
| Keywords : | |
- citation analysis
- bibliometrics
- bradford's law
- doctoral theses
- sant gadgebaba amravati university
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