Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
10-2008
Journal or Book Title
portal: Libraries and the Academy
Volume
8
Issue
4
First Page
387
Last Page
405
DOI
10.1353/pla.0.0024
Abstract
This article reports the findings of a study conducted to examine the types of information used by graduate students in the fields of biological and agricultural sciences at Iowa State University (ISU). The citations of doctoral dissertations submitted in nine agriculture and biological science subject fields (crop production and physiology; molecular, cellular, and developmental biology; entomology; genetics; microbiology; plant breeding; plant pathology; plant physiology; and soil science) at ISU from 1997–2006 were analyzed. The article discusses the types and ages of resources cited in the different subject fields studied. The most cited journals in each discipline were identified, and the journal title dispersion was examined.
Copyright Owner
The Johns Hopkins University Press
Copyright Date
2008
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Kuruppu, Pali U. and Moore, Debra C., "Information Use by PhD Students in Agriculture and Biology: A Dissertation Citation Analysis" (2008). Reference and Instruction Publications and Papers. 58.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/refinst_pubs/58
Comments
This article is from portal: Libraries and the Academy 8 (2008): 387–405, doi:10.1353/pla.0.0024. Posted with permission.