Citation patterns in Educational Science theses at the University of Córdoba

Maz-Machado, Alexander, AMM, Torralbo-Rodríguez, Manuel, MTR, Gutiérrez-Arenas, M. P., MPGA and Morales Sillero, Francisca, FMS Citation patterns in Educational Science theses at the University of Córdoba. Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal), 2012. [Journal article (Unpaginated)]

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English abstract

This paper analyses citation patterns in 30 doctoral theses in the field of Education Sciences, submitted at the University of Córdoba (Spain) between 1997 and 2010. A preference was found for citing books as opposed to articles. The most widely-cited journal was a Spanish education-specific publication, Enseñanza de las ciencias. Only a small number of journals from the stock of periodical publications held and managed by the Faculty of Education Sciences Library were cited.

Item type: Journal article (Unpaginated)
Keywords: doctoral thesis, citation, education, Spain, academic libraries
Subjects: B. Information use and sociology of information > BB. Bibliometric methods
Depositing user: Dr Alexander Maz Machado
Date deposited: 02 Mar 2013 20:18
Last modified: 02 Oct 2014 12:25
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10760/18687

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