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Recommended by Librarians: A Computational Citation Analysis Methodology for Identifying and Examining Books Promoted in LibGuides.
| Title: | Recommended by Librarians: A Computational Citation Analysis Methodology for Identifying and Examining Books Promoted in LibGuides. |
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| Authors: | Orth-Alfie, Carmen, Wolfe, Erin |
| Source: | Information Technology & Libraries; Mar2024, Vol. 43 Issue 1, p1-26, 26p |
| Abstract: | To study library guides, as published on Springshare's LibGuides platform, new approaches are needed to expand the scope of the research, ensure comprehensiveness of data collection, and reduce bias for content analysis. Computational methods can be utilized to conduct a nuanced and thorough evaluation that critically assesses the resources promoted in library guides. Web-based library guides are curated by librarians to provide easy access to high-quality information and resources in a variety of formats to support the research needs of their users. Recent scholarship considers library guides as valuable resources and as de facto publications, highlighting the need for critical study. In this article, the authors present a novel model for comprehensively gathering data about a specific genre of books from individual LibGuide pages and applying computational methods to explore the resultant data. Beginning with a pre-selected list of 159 books, we programmatically queried the titles using the LibGuides Community search engine. After cleaning and filtering the resultant data, we compiled a list of 20,484 book references (of which 6,212 are unique) on 1,529 LibGuide pages. By testing against inclusion and exclusion criteria to ensure relevancy, we identified a total of 281 titles relevant to our topic. To gain insights for future study, citation analysis metrics are presented to reveal patterns of frequency, co-occurrence, and bibliographic coupling of books promoted in LibGuides. This proof-of-concept could be adopted for a variety of applications, including assessment of collections, public services, critical librarianship, and other complex questions to enable a richer and more thorough understanding of the information landscape of LibGuides. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Subject Terms: | SERIAL publications, LIBRARIES, CONTENT analysis, LIBRARY science, LIBRARIANS, CITATION analysis, INFORMATION resources, DESCRIPTIVE statistics, BOOKS, BIBLIOGRAPHICAL citations, BIBLIOGRAPHY, METADATA, ACCESS to information |
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| ISSN: | 07309295 |
| DOI: | 10.5860/ital.v43i1.16687 |
| Database: | Complementary Index |
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