Information Use by PhD Students in Agriculture and Biology: A Dissertation Citation Analysis

Volume: 8, Issue: 4, Pages: 387 - 405
Published: Oct 1, 2008
Abstract
This article reports the findings of a study conducted to examine the types of information used by graduate students in the fields of biological and agricultural sciences at Iowa State University (ISU). The citations of doctoral dissertations submitted in nine agriculture and biological science subject fields (crop production and physiology; molecular, cellular, and developmental biology; entomology; genetics; microbiology; plant breeding; plant...
Paper Details
Title
Information Use by PhD Students in Agriculture and Biology: A Dissertation Citation Analysis
Published Date
Oct 1, 2008
Volume
8
Issue
4
Pages
387 - 405
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