Library collections contribute to doctoral research: A citation analysis of theses in the field of business administration and commerce at University of Mysore

Manjunatha, J. and Harinarayana, N. S. (2017) Library collections contribute to doctoral research: A citation analysis of theses in the field of business administration and commerce at University of Mysore. e-Library Science Research Journal, 5 (7). pp. 1-7. ISSN 2319-8435

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Abstract

The present citation analysis study has been undertaken to evaluate the University Library collections contribute to the doctoral research in the field of Business Administration and Commerce at the University of Mysore. The study examined the 1102 research materials cited in the 14 doctoral theses submitted to the University during the period from 1964 to 2013. The study covers the analysis of various variables of the citation such as type, authorship, age and library holdings to meet objectivities of the study. The study result found that the overall average number of citations per doctoral thesis in the both Business Administration and Commerce subject was 171.93. The highest number of citations was 447 and lowest number of Citations was 111. In a total 1102 citations, 43.10 percent were Journal citations, 38.29 percents were Textbook citations followed and Report (10.25%). the highest number of citations (57.42 %) was single author works followed by 23.25% works authored by joint authors. The highest percentage of citations is about 6 to 10 years of age (22.11%), followed by citations in the age range of 21 to 30 years (16.46%). The University Library owned 52.34 percent of a total 1045 cited materials found in the theses. The library owned 65.05 % of 475 cited journals found in theses and 45.02 % of 422 cited Textbook found in the theses. Library ownership of more than 40% of cited research materials belongs to the age group of below 1 to 100 years during the period.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	K Library and Information Science > Library and Information Science
Divisions:	Department of > Library and Information Science
Depositing User:	Arshiya Kousar Library Assistant
Date Deposited:	06 Jul 2019 09:44
Last Modified:	06 Jul 2019 09:44
URI:	http://eprints.uni-mysore.ac.in/id/eprint/4637

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