Information Sources Used by Postgraduate Students in Library and Information Science: A Citation Analysis of Dissertations

Authors

R. I. Echezona, University of Nigeria NsukkaFollow
V. N. Okafor, University of Nigeria NsukkaFollow
Scholastica C. Ukwoma, University of Nigeria NsukkaFollow

Date of this Version

7-2011

Comments

Published in Library Philosophy and Practice (2011) 7 p.

Abstract

This paper is a citation analyses that assesses references of theses submitted to the Department of Library and Information Science at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka from 1997 to 2007 The results revealed that journals are cited more than other information resources, and online resources cited were very rarely from 1997-2005, but increased from 2006 and 2007. College and Research Libraries is the most cited journal. The major subject area covered in their research is library management/administration; user studies, information communication technology, and collection development while bibliometrics, preservation, special and public libraries were less commonly researched.