The effect of the Web on undergraduate citation behavior 1996–1999

Philip M. Davis and Suzanne A. Cohen

Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2001, vol. 52, issue 4, 309-314

Abstract: A citation analysis of undergraduate term papers in microeconomics revealed a significant decrease in the frequency of scholarly resources cited between 1996 and 1999. Book citations decreased from 30% to 19%, newspaper citations increased from 7% to 19%, and Web citations increased from 9% to 21%. Web citations checked in 2000 revealed that only 18% of URLs cited in 1996 led to the correct Internet document. For 1999 bibliographies, only 55% of URLs led to the correct document. The authors recommend (1) setting stricter guidelines for acceptable citations in course assignments; (2) creating and maintaining scholarly portals for authoritative Web sites with a commitment to long‐term access; and (3) continuing to instruct students how to critically evaluate resources.

Date: 2001
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