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Mapping the literature of athletic training
Frances A Delwiche1, Ellen F Hall
1Dana Medical Library, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, USA. Frances.Delwiche@uvm.edu
Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA
|April 20, 2007
Summary
This study identified 46 core journals in athletic training literature using citation analysis. Results guide athletic trainers, database producers, and libraries in accessing essential research.
Area of Science:
- Bibliometrics
- Information Science
- Sports Medicine Literature
Background:
- Athletic training literature is vast and growing.
- Identifying core resources is crucial for researchers and practitioners.
- Previous studies have not comprehensively mapped the core athletic training literature.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify the essential journals in athletic training.
- To evaluate the coverage of these core journals in major databases.
- To provide guidance for literature access and resource acquisition.
Main Methods:
- Collected and analyzed citations from three leading athletic training journals (2002-2004).
- Applied Bradford's Law of Scattering to determine core journal titles.
- Assessed the indexing and coverage of identified core journals in key databases (MEDLINE, SPORTDiscus, CINAHL).
Main Results:
- Identified 46 key journals in athletic training based on citation frequency and scatter.
- One-third of citations were concentrated in just 6 journals.
- The remaining citations were dispersed across 1,034 other journal titles.
Conclusions:
- Forty-six core journals form the foundation of athletic training literature.
- Database coverage of essential athletic training journals is variable and can be improved.
- Findings support informed purchasing decisions for libraries and encourage enhanced database indexing.
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