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Analysis Of Citations In Undergraduate Papers, Stacey Knight-Davis, Jan S. Sung
Analysis Of Citations In Undergraduate Papers, Stacey Knight-Davis, Jan S. Sung
Faculty Research & Creative Activity
This paper presents the findings of a citation analysis of papers written by undergraduate students. The analysis included the types of materials cited, number of citations per paper, publication year, online availability, and refereed status of materials cited. Library ownership of materials was also analyzed. Number of citations in each paper increased over the first three papers, as did the number of refereed journals cited. There was also a positive correlation between the number of citations in the paper and the word count of the paper.
Analysis Of Citations In Undergraduate Papers, Stacey Knight-Davis, Jan Sung
Analysis Of Citations In Undergraduate Papers, Stacey Knight-Davis, Jan Sung
Faculty Research & Creative Activity
This paper presents the findings of a citation analysis of papers written by undergraduate students. The analysis included the types of materials cited, number of citations per paper, publication year, online availability, and refereed status of materials cited. Library ownership of materials was also analyzed. Number of citations in each paper increased over the first three papers, as did the number of refereed journals cited. There was also a positive correlation between the number of citations in the paper and the word count of the paper.
Librarians In The Hall, Catherine Fraser Riehle, Michael Witt
Librarians In The Hall, Catherine Fraser Riehle, Michael Witt
Libraries Research Publications
There is an old proverb, "If the mountain will not come to Mohammed, then Mohammed must go to the mountain." Without a university mandate for information literacy instruction, it is a challenge to engage our incoming undergraduate freshmen who are often overwhelmed by the higher expectations of scholarship at the college level and the complexities of the information environment. Unique and creative approaches are needed to reach millennial learners where they are, both physically in terms of where they reside on campus and pedagogically by employing new teaching methods that they can appreciate and understand. This poster presents a highly …
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