Abstract
The present study investigated whether levels of library anxiety predict simultaneously the citation error rate and quality of reference lists in doctoral dissertation proposals among 93 doctoral students in education. This study was unique for at least two reasons. First, it was one of the first studies to examine bibliographic citation inaccuracies in doctoral research proposals. Second, the current investigation was one of the first to investigate the psychological characteristics of doctoral students who commit such errors. A canonical correlation analysis revealed a multivariate relationship between levels of library anxiety and both the citation error rate and quality of reference lists. This finding suggests that level of library anxiety plays an important role in students' ability to construct accurate reference lists. The implications of these findings are discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 948-956 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Information Processing and Management |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 2008 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Bibliographic errors
- Citation errors
- Graduate students
- Library anxiety
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Information Systems
- Media Technology
- Computer Science Applications
- Management Science and Operations Research
- Library and Information Sciences