HORTICULTURE LITERATURE CITED IN DOCTORAL DISSERTATIONS: AN OBSOLESCENCE STUDY, 1991-2010

Obsolescence study is useful for librarians and managers of information centers in identifying the use of periodical literature. The present study aims to examine the obsolescence literature in zhorticulture by citation analysis and reviewedvarious studies and outlined the results. The study based on the 10,845 citations, cited in the 80 horticultural doctoral dissertations accepted and awarded at Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalay (BCKV), Mohanpur, West Bengal and UttarBanga Krishi Viswavidyalay (UBKV), Cooch Bihar, West Bengal during the period of 1991-2010.