The Search for Landmark Works in English Literary Studies: A Citation Analysis
MSU Affiliation
University Libraries; Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library
Creation Date
2025-07-02
Abstract
The authors of the current study set out to test for the presence of landmark works in a certain area of English literary scholarship with collection development in mind. By conducting a citation study on a specific niche within English literary studies, the authors hoped to identify core groups of scholarly works that could be used as a tool for collection development and provide a picture of literary scholarship on a more granular level. The data, though representative of a smaller sample size, indicated diversity in the use of sources with no clear core distinguishable, mirroring macroscopic trends in English literary scholarship.
Publication Date
7-14-2016
Publication Title
The Journal of Academic Librarianship
Publisher
Elsevier
First Page
453
Last Page
458
Recommended Citation
Nolen, David S. and Richardson, Hillary A. H., "The Search for Landmark Works in English Literary Studies: A Citation Analysis" (2016). Publications. 33.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/works_publications/33
