Missing references cited from sources on the Internet : An analysis of availability of Internet references in the articles of library and information science journals

Abstract

Recently, the use of Internet resources has increased in the references of articles in scholarly journals. Readers may not be able to access to the Internet references later, because the Web pages are frequently revised or removed. This study examines the availability of 858 Internet references cited or referred to in the articles published in four library and information science journals in 2005 and 2007. 28% of the Internet references in 2007 could not be located at the URLs that authors of articles provided, and 41% could not be located in 2005. The author tried to access the Internet references that were not found at the URLs by searching in the Web sites and using Google. The author found that 89% of the Internet references were available on the Web in 2007, and 82% were available in 2005. Archiving of Internet references, proper management of Web sites, correct citations and complete bibliographic description will improve the accessibility to the references from sources on the Internet. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Journal of Information Processing & Management / Joho Kanri is the property of Japan Science & Technology Agency and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)