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The effect of the Web on undergraduate citation behavior 1996–1999

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  • Philip M. Davis
  • Suzanne A. Cohen

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A citation analysis of undergraduate term papers in microeconomics revealed a significant decrease in the frequency of scholarly resources cited between 1996 and 1999. Book citations decreased from 30% to 19%, newspaper citations increased from 7% to 19%, and Web citations increased from 9% to 21%. Web citations checked in 2000 revealed that only 18% of URLs cited in 1996 led to the correct Internet document. For 1999 bibliographies, only 55% of URLs led to the correct document. The authors recommend (1) setting stricter guidelines for acceptable citations in course assignments; (2) creating and maintaining scholarly portals for authoritative Web sites with a commitment to long‐term access; and (3) continuing to instruct students how to critically evaluate resources.

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  • Philip M. Davis & Suzanne A. Cohen, 2001. "The effect of the Web on undergraduate citation behavior 1996–1999," Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, Association for Information Science & Technology, vol. 52(4), pages 309-314.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jamist:v:52:y:2001:i:4:p:309-314
    DOI: 10.1002/1532-2890(2000)9999:99993.0.CO;2-P
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    1. William H. Walters & Susanne Markgren, 2019. "Do faculty journal selections correspond to objective indicators of citation impact? Results for 20 academic departments at Manhattan College," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 118(1), pages 321-337, January.

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