Citation Mining and Citing Forward
Citation mining: when you find a relevant item you can use it to find more resources.
How?
1. You can build upon past research by review the item's bibliography for additional leads.
Look at the citations from the bibliography of a great source and then go track those sources down. This leads back in time to related works.
2. You can see where the conversation has gone or is going by determining who has cited this article.
Once you have found a relevant article on GoogleScholar or in ScienceDirect, look for the "cited by" option and read those.
- Google ScholarGoogle Scholar allows you to "cite forward" its articles; in other words, you can see who has cited a particular article, to determine further developments in this line of research and find additional related sources.
- Journals Available to track down articlesHave a citation and now you need the article?
Check Journals Available, using the title of your journal (not the author or the title of the article) because the item might be available in print or online at Hutchins Library through another database.
Still can't find it? Then Interlibrary Loan it!
Interlibrary Loan
- Interlibrary Loan at Berea College - LibGuideCheck this LibGuide to find out everything you need to know about how Interlibrary Loan works at Berea.
Your account login is the same as your Berea email/ Moodle login
Managing your sources
Zotero is a tool that helps you to collect, manage, and cite your references
One-on-one Writing or Research Help
- Writing Resources Appointment SchedulingUsing the peer review process, they can teach you how to edit your own work. They can also point out errors that you are repeating and help you build on your strengths.
- Meet with a LibrarianMake an appointment with a Librarian for help with your research. Share your topic with us beforehand and we'll do sleuthing prior to your arrival. When you arrive, we can compare notes and perhaps even teach you different approaches, with the ultimate goal of finding the best-quality, most relevant sources.
