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Humanities and Social Sciences Dissertation Bibliographies and Collections: The View from a STEM University

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Title: Humanities and Social Sciences Dissertation Bibliographies and Collections: The View from a STEM University
Language: English
Authors: Burrows, Trevor, Freeman, Robert S., Heyns, Erla P., Hérubel, Jean-Pierre V. M.
Source: portal: Libraries and the Academy. Jul 2019 19(3):511-533.
Availability: Johns Hopkins University Press. 2715 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218. Tel: 800-548-1784; Tel: 410-516-6987; Fax: 410-516-6968; e-mail: jlorder@jhupress.jhu.edu; Web site: http://www.press.jhu.edu/journals/subscribe.html
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 23
Publication Date: 2019
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Humanities, Social Sciences, Doctoral Dissertations, STEM Education, Bibliographies, Library Materials, Academic Libraries, Liberal Arts, Doctoral Students, Citation Analysis, Research Libraries, Doctoral Programs, Student Research, Librarian Teacher Cooperation, Nonprint Media, Printed Materials
Geographic Terms: Indiana
DOI: 10.1353/pla.2019.0029
ISSN: 1531-2542
Abstract: This study utilized dissertation bibliographies produced at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, a STEM-oriented university, to ascertain how well Purdue's Humanities, Social Sciences, and Education Library supports doctoral research. To examine a critical mass of data, the authors gathered all the bibliographies of dissertations written in 11 disciplines within the College of Liberal Arts in 2011 and 2015. Data for each citation included year of publication, language, format type, and local availability in print or digitally. Revealing disciplinary trends in using sources, this study provided critical information for reconceptualizing the library's orientation to learning and research and for engaging with faculty to understand where to strengthen the library's collections.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2019
Accession Number: EJ1222098
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:This study utilized dissertation bibliographies produced at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, a STEM-oriented university, to ascertain how well Purdue's Humanities, Social Sciences, and Education Library supports doctoral research. To examine a critical mass of data, the authors gathered all the bibliographies of dissertations written in 11 disciplines within the College of Liberal Arts in 2011 and 2015. Data for each citation included year of publication, language, format type, and local availability in print or digitally. Revealing disciplinary trends in using sources, this study provided critical information for reconceptualizing the library's orientation to learning and research and for engaging with faculty to understand where to strengthen the library's collections.
ISSN:1531-2542
DOI:10.1353/pla.2019.0029