Philip M. Davis
The Effect of the Web on Undergraduate Citation Behavior: A 2000 Update
Cornell University
paper provides 2000 update 19961999 citation analysis undergraduate term papers philip davis suzanne cohen1 total number bibliographic citations continued grow median ten 1996 thirteen 2000 however growth entirely explained addition traditionally nonscholarly materials web newspaper citations significant improvement accuracy internet citations found term papers submitted electronically 2000 first year electronic submissions 65 percent citations pointed directly cited document 55 percent 1999 internet citations aged six months 1999 2000 bibliographies still irretrievable anywhere internet 16 percent time scholarly citations term papers seen professors must provide clear expectations class assignments students required submit electronic copy paper internet citations scrutinized accuracy plagiarism