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DOI: DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijlis.0973.9548.16322.2

Abstract

Citations are the documents which are referred in writing any research paper, article or the scholarly publication. They show interlinking with the articles which is being written by an author (s) and they are considered as the formal source to any research paper or the articles. Citation studies are used to ascertain various objectives, such as the most cited author, books, edited books and the journals etc. They also help in developing the collection of any library in any particular discipline. The present study is carried out to ascertain that what are the major sources of information in Botany discipline and what the Botanists tend to cite. This study further will be useful in developing library collection in Botany subject.

Keywords : Citations; Citation Study; Botany; Ranked Lists.

Corresponding Author : Anil Kumar Dhiman, Information Scientist, Central Library, Gurukul Kangri (Deemed to be University), Haridwar 249404, Uttarakhand, India.akvishvakarma@rediffmail.com