Citing patterns in open access journals: a study of d-lib magazine Ahmad Moin1, Nazim Mohammad2 | Moin Ahmad, received Master of Library and Information Science degree from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh and M.Phil degree from Annamali University. He has worked as research intern in the Education, Training and Translation Group, National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources (NISCAIR), New Delhi and also worked as Assistant Librarian in the Central Library, Integral University, Lucknow. Currently he is working as Librarian in American University of Ras Al Khaimah, UAE. |
| Mohammad Nazim, is currently working Assistant Librarian in Faculty of Law, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. He received Master of Library and Information Science degrees from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh and pursuing PhD from the Department of Library & Information Science, Banaras Hindu University. He has published several research papers in reputed national and international journals. His research interests include information retrieval, digital library, e-learning, open access to scholarly communication and knowledge management. |
1American University of Ras A L Khaimah, Ras A L Khaimah, UAE 2Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, UP Abstract The purpose of this study was to investigate the pattern of citing references of research articles published in D-Lib Magazine during 2002 to 2008. A total of 4775 citations were collected from 295 articles published during 2002 to 2008. Articles classified as editorial materials, power point slides, book reviews, columns, reports and news items were not considered for the analysis. References of each article were collected and Microsoft Office Excel 2007 was used for analyses. The various analyses focus on year-wise distribution of articles and cited references, types of documents cited, country and language of cited documents, file format and domain of cited references, etc. The study shows the changing trends of research in the field of library & information science in the field of digital libraries particularly with the introduction of Internet and World Wide Web. This change can be seen in digital library research as researchers have been used digital and web resources to conduct their research. Top Keywords Citation Analysis, Open Access Journals, D-Lib Magazine, Citation Pattern. Top |