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Citation Analysis
While the topical coverage provides some insight into what type of information is
being privileged in introductory courses, the citation analysis gives a different perspective on
the intellectual emphasis within these courses. Overall, the introductory courses referred to
2393 citations representing 1462 unique titles. Of those 1110 items were used only 1 time.
Figure 5 provides a graphic representation of the frequency of use of citations.
Figure 5: Citation Frequency in Introductory Archival Courses
The citation analysis shows that there is no reading universally used in all of the 33
introductory syllabi. The list below provides the ten (10) most frequently used items in
introductory course. The most frequently used items are 3 volumes of the Society of
American Archivists archival fundamental series: Providing Reference Services, Selecting
and Appraising Archives and Manuscripts, and Understanding Archives and Manuscripts.
Each of these titles is used in 18 of the 33 syllabi.
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4
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189
283
377
471
565
659
753
847
941
1035
1129
1223
1317
1411
Number of Citations (N = 1462)
Frequency of Use
