Analyzing faculty citations for effective collection management decisions

• Citation analysis was conducted for nine colleges from 2002 to 2010.
• This study identified most used journals and types of resources used.
• This study identified currency of citations.
• This study used findings for collection assessment.

The article provides details of a faculty citation analysis study conducted at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The citation analysis analyzed faculty citations for publications published from 2002 to 2010. The citation analysis was used for a collection assessment project and continues to be used, along with other data to help assist with collection management decisions.