| dc.description.abstract | ABSTRACT
This study examines bibliographic references of undergraduates’ dissertations
accepted by the faculty of Allied Health Sciences, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence
University, Sri Lanka in the year 2017. The study focused on the citation variables such
as type of information sources (Journals, books, reports etc.), year wise distribution of
publications, use of grey literature and most frequently used material by the
undergraduates. There were 32 dissertations which included 1456 citations inspected in
the field of pharmacy, nursing, medical laboratory sciences and radiography. The purpose
of this study is to identify use and awareness of information sources in respective subjects
among undergraduates, their information needs, and to understand the use of grey
literature in the dissertations. The study revealed that journals were the most cited source
of information by undergraduates in the field of Allied Health Sciences accounting for
67% of entire citations and hundred and eighty- six (186) citations found for the books as
a second source of information. Also official websites of the professional organizations
and commercial sites were cited by the undergraduates. WHO publications were the most
frequently used grey literature (39%) followed by reports, theses, dissertations,
conference proceedings and news bulletins by the dissertations. Moreover, it was found
that the majority of materials cited by undergraduates in Allied Health Sciences were
published in the time period of year 2006 to 2015. | en_US |
