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Quotation Accuracy Matters: An Examination of How An Influential Meta-Analysis on Active Learning Has Been Cited
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Martella, Amedee Marchand; Yatcilla, Jane Kinkus; Martella, Ronald C.; Marchand-Martella, Nancy E.; Ozen, Zafer; Karatas, Tugce; Park, Helen H.; Simpson, Alexandra; Karpicke, Jeffrey D. – Review of Educational Research, 2021
When previous research is cited incorrectly, misinformation can infiltrate scientific discourse and undermine scholarly knowledge. One of the more damaging citation issues involves incorrectly citing article content (called quotation errors); therefore, investigating quotation accuracy is an important research endeavor. One field where quotation…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Citations (References), Accuracy, Error Patterns
Reference List Accuracy in Social Work Journals: A Follow-Up Analysis
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Mitchell-Williams, Missy T.; Skipper, Antonius D.; Alexander, Marvin C.; Wilks, Scott E. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2017
Purpose: Following up an "Research on Social Work Practice" article published a decade ago, this study aimed to examine reference error rates among five, widely circulated social work journals. Methods: A stratified random sample of references was selected from the year 2013 (N = 500, 100/journal). Each was verified against the original…
Descriptors: Accuracy, Social Work, Followup Studies, Error Patterns
Persistence and Decay of Web Citations Used in Theses and Dissertations Available at the Sokoine National Agricultural Library, Tanzania
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Sife, Alfred S.; Bernard, Ronald – International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 2013
A study was conducted to examine the persistence and decay of web citations in theses and dissertations available at the Sokoine National Agricultural Library. Specifically, the study assessed the accessibility status of cited URLs, identified error messages and top level domains of inaccessible URLs, and calculated the half-life of web citations.…
Descriptors: Doctoral Dissertations, Theses, Agricultural Education, Special Libraries
Citation Help in Databases: The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same
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Van Ullen, Mary; Kessler, Jane – Public Services Quarterly, 2012
In 2005, the authors reviewed citation help in databases and found an error rate of 4.4 errors per citation. This article describes a follow-up study that revealed a modest improvement in the error rate to 3.4 errors per citation, still unacceptably high. The most problematic area was retrieval statements. The authors conclude that librarians…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Databases, Followup Studies, Citation Analysis
Secondary and Tertiary Citing: A Study of Referencing Behavior in the Literature of Citation Analysis Deriving from the Ortega Hypothesis of Cole and Cole.
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Hoerman, Heidi Lee; Nowicke, Carole Elizabeth – Library Quarterly, 1995
Examines documents and citations relating to literature of the Ortega Hypothesis, reviews citing behaviors and errors of individual citations, and includes analysis of the occurrences of secondary and tertiary citing. Findings show there is little evidence to prove that secondary and tertiary citing is not occurring and suggests that further…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Citation Analysis, Citations (References), Error Patterns
Errors and Obsolete Elements in Assigned Library of Congress Subject Headings: Implications for Subject Cataloging and Subject Authority Control.
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Chan, Lois Mai; Vizine-Goetz, Diane – Library Resources & Technical Services, 1997
Analysis of 9,442 headings assigned by the Library of Congress to bibliographic records disclosed errors and obsolete elements involving MARC coding, terminology in main headings and subdivisions, application of subdivisions, and in mechanical elements. Awareness and understanding of patterns of errors and obsolescence in subject headings should…
Descriptors: Authority Control (Information), Bibliographic Records, Cataloging, Citation Analysis