What do Agricultural and Biological Science Students Use? A Bibliometric Analysis of Undergraduate Research Projects

Idiegbeyan-ose, Jerome and Aregbesola, Ayooluwa and Owolabi, Sola and Eyiolorunshe, Toluwani A. and Owolabi, A. O. (2019) What do Agricultural and Biological Science Students Use? A Bibliometric Analysis of Undergraduate Research Projects. Library Philosophy and Practice.

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Abstract

The study investigate the citation pattern of undergraduate projects in a private university, Nigeria. Bibliometric method was adopted for the study to analyze the information sources cited in the research projects. The coverage of the study was from 2015 to 2018 set of graduates. Findings revealed that Animal Science programme accounted for the highest citations, while Agricultural Economics had the lowest citations. It was also discovered that an average of 49 citations per project were recorded. Journal articles and books were the most cited materials. The paper concluded and made recommendations. Keywords: Bibliometric Analysis, Information Sources, Agricultural Science, Biological Science, University Students, Landmark University.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources > Z665 Library Science. Information Science
Depositing User: Mr DIGITAL CONTENT CREATOR LMU
Date Deposited: 18 Oct 2019 12:49
Last Modified: 18 Oct 2019 12:49
URI: https://eprints.lmu.edu.ng/id/eprint/2561

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