Document Type
Article
Journal/Book Title/Conference
The Delta Pi Epsilon Journal
Volume
L
Issue
1
Publication Date
1-1-2008
First Page
4
Last Page
17
Abstract
Problem: The business education literature isn’t accessible.
Research Questions: Which business education periodicals do vital business educators perceive to be more useful? In which databases and/or indices are they found? How much literature is fugitive? What strategies might increase literature accessibility?
Research Method: Delphi technique.
Data Collection Procedures:A survey was distributed to 25 vital business educators.
Results: The Delta Pi Epsilon Journal and the NABTE Review were rated as essential to the profession; nine periodicals were rated as very useful; and six periodicals were rated as useful. Eleven databases and indices were identified as potentially useful.
Conclusions: Approximately 37% of the studied periodicals are fugitive, confirming literature inaccessibility.
Recommendations: Strategies to increase the accessibility of the business education literature include libraries carefully selecting complementary databases, getting periodicals indexed, placing periodical tables of contents on the web, improving fugitive-literature retrieval skills, and developing an electronic business education database.
Recommended Citation
Scott, James C.; Blaszczynski, Carol; Green, Diana J.; and Fagerheim, Britt A., "Vital Business Educators Perceptions about the Usefulness of Business Education Periodicals" (2008). Library Faculty & Staff Publications. Paper 81.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/lib_pubs/81
