Abstract
In this paper we examine the statistical relationship between citation counts to books referenced in SCOPUS humanities journals and library holding counts ('libcitations') retrieved from WorldCat®. Our focus is on books (with ISBN numbers) published between 2001-2006, which received citations in History and Literature & Literary Theory journals during the period of 2007-2011. A Spearman's rank correlation coefficient was used, and our test resulted in significant correlations between the citations and 'libcitations'. We present and discuss the details of our dataset (extracted from a much larger, newly constructed database), and comment on why the 'perceived cultural benefit' of holding a book in a research library can lead to, but may not necessarily lead to use (i.e., a citation) of that book in new humanities research.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of ISSI 2013 - 14th International Society of Scientometrics and Informetrics Conference |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Publication date | 1 Dec 2013 |
| Pages | 353-360 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783200031357 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2013 |
| Event | 14th International Society of Scientometrics and Informetrics Conference, ISSI 2013 - Vienna, Austria Duration: 15 Jul 2013 → 20 Jul 2013 |
Conference
| Conference | 14th International Society of Scientometrics and Informetrics Conference, ISSI 2013 |
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| Country/Territory | Austria |
| City | Vienna |
| Period | 15/07/2013 → 20/07/2013 |
| Sponsor | ASIS and T, USA, Elsevier B.V., EBSCO Information Services, USA, Federal Ministry for Science and Research, Austria, Federal Ministry for Trans., Innov. and Technol., Austria, et al |