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An attempt to quantify the quality of student bibliographies

2005; Emerald Publishing Limited; Volume: 6; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1108/14678040510588553

1758-6925

Anne Middleton,

Accounting Education and Careers

Purpose To provide a possible methodology by which the quality of student bibliographies can be measured. Design/methodology/approach The citations in some undergraduate business student bibliographies were categorised by resource type which were designated as either “scholarly” or “non‐scholarly”. A ratio of scholarly/non‐scholarly references – the “scholarly index”, was calculated for each bibliography as an indication of its quality. Findings The scholarly index did allow differences in bibliography quality to be detected between the different module assignments that were examined. Research limitations/implications There are a number of variables affecting the quality of student bibliographies including the library. As a measurement of library impact student bibliography quality has a limited value unless library factors can be isolated from other variables. Originality/value This methodology and the scholarly index, could be employed where it is required to assess or compare the quality of student bibliographies.