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Cited Reference Searching
Q. What does "cited reference searching" mean?
A. To identify all the articles (and other documents, if possible) that reference a previously published document.
Q. Why is cited reference searching valuable to research?
A. We can trace the scholarly conversation. We can begin to learn which debates drive the conversation and which ideas concern the discipline. We can identify influential articles and scholars. We can discern how fields of scholarship developed, cohered, divided, and evolved over time.
Under the Drop Down Menu
Web of Science and Google Scholar are the major citation indexes.
Step-by-step instructions are included in this guide for conducting a cited reference search using:
- Web of Science - articles
- Google Scholar - articles and books
Helpful Guides around the Web
- Cited Reference Searching from Marquette UniversityMarquette's wonderful guide helped me in writing this one. Very useful! Especially if you are ready for more, such as cited reference searching in other databases like WPSA.
- How to Conduct a Cited Reference Search from UC DavisThis guide is particularly useful in pointing out some of the limitations with each of the citation indexes.
