The Application of Citation Analysis to Budget Allocation in Health Science Collection: A Case Study of the Taipei Medical University Library

Abstract

本研究以臺北醫學大學90與91學年度的碩博士論文為對象，分析其文末的參考文獻，計算期被引用的文件之資料類型、語文別、文獻篇數，以探索健康科學相關學科引用文獻之模式，並比較期與國外相關研究之異同。研究結果發現，臺北醫學大學各學院的學位論文，在引用各資料類行文縣的模式上相當一致，引用次數都是依序為期刊、圖書、其他、網路資源；而在引用文獻的語文別方面，亦都是偏好使用外文資料。另外，在圖書館資料類型可得性方面，臺北醫學大學圖書館的期刊資料可得性，在中文與外文期刊方面都是六成左右，而圖書資料方面，中文（46.77%）與外文（29.14%）就有近18個百分點的差異。最後在期刊與圖書資料之經費分配方面，本次研究結果發現，北醫大的各學院學位論文的期刊與圖書資料的引用比為88.5：11.5，而圖書館的實際執行採購經費亦是接近此比例。This study explores the citation pattern of health science related subjects, using the theses and dissertations in 90 and 91 academic years of TMU as the research samples. Findings of this study can not only provide information for decision making of budget allocation in TMU, but also serve as the reference for other medical universities and colleges in Taiwan. Findings of this study has found that the theses and dissertations of colleges in TMU present identical citation patterns, following the order of “journal-monograph-others internet resources” as well as preferring foreign languages as the language used in agitations. Furthermore, in the terms of the availability of library materials, the availability of Chinese and foreign language journals in TMU library is about 60% whereas there is 18% difference between Chinese (46.77%) and foreign language (29.14%) monograph collection. Finally, in the terms of the budget allocations for journals and monograph collection, the results from this study reveal the percentages of the use of theses and dissertations of colleges in TMU are 88.5:11.5. The actual execution of purchase budget in TMU library is about this percentage