Cited reference searching enables researchers to find articles that cite specific works and explore the cited references within an article. This method is significant for tracing the impact of literature on contemporary research, discovering new information, and understanding the relationships between published papers in various fields. The document highlights the evolution of citation searching through resources like the Web of Science and emphasizes its importance for academic tracking and research development.

1. Cited Reference Searching Gurpreet K. Rana Taubman Medical Library Health Sciences Libraries © 2007 Regents of the University of Michigan. All rights reserved.

2. What is Cited Reference Searching? Allows you to search for articles that have cited a specific published work Allows you to search the cited references (bibliography) of an article of interest Snowballing?!

3. Significance of cited reference searching Finding current research based on earlier research Finding how many times and where a publication is cited Identifying who is referencing a paper How is a research topic being used to support other research Impact of literature on other research in the field Keeping track of your own research Used for tenure

4. Significance of cited reference searching Allows you to navigate forward and backward in time, discovering relationships between published works Find new, unknown information based on older, known information Find relevant articles in areas where there is not a large amount of literature Find “hidden connections” between research papers Trace the historical path of a research idea or discovery Source: ISI Thomson. Cited Reference Searching in the Web of Science, Slide 2. Accessed on March 31, 2007. http://www.brainshark.com/brainshark/vu/view.asp?pi=144957

5. Traditional Searching: Looking back... 2001 Source: ISI Thomson. Cited Reference Searching in the Web of Science, Slide 3. Accessed on March 31, 2007. http://www.brainshark.com/brainshark/vu/view.asp?pi=144957 1982 paper 1957 paper 1996 paper

6. Cited Reference Searching : Looking back.... Source: ISI Thomson. Cited Reference Searching in the Web of Science, Slide 3. Accessed on March 31, 2007. http://www.brainshark.com/brainshark/vu/view.asp?pi=144957 2001 1982 paper 1996 paper 1957 paper

7. Cited Reference Searching: Looking back and forward.... Source: ISI Thomson. Cited Reference Searching in the Web of Science, Slide 3. Accessed on March 31, 2007. http://www.brainshark.com/brainshark/vu/view.asp?pi=144957 2004 paper 2003 paper 2001 1982 paper 1996 paper 1957 paper

8. Cited Reference Searching: Looking back and forward.... 1987 paper 1993 paper Source: ISI Thomson. Cited Reference Searching in the Web of Science, Slide 3. Accessed on March 31, 2007. http://www.brainshark.com/brainshark/vu/view.asp?pi=144957 2004 paper 2003 paper 2001 1982 paper 1996 paper 1957 paper

9. Cited Reference searching: Science Citation Index (1900 to present) Social Science Citation Index (1956 to present) Arts and Humanities Citation Index (1975 to present) (SocioFile)

20. Cited Reference Look-up Table

21. Cited references in BLUE link to other records. Citations not indexed in Web of Science and CITED REFERENCE VARIANTS are in BLACK

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42. Comments…. Growing trend towards cited reference searching More databases are adding a cited reference search features Web of Science is still considered the major resource for cited reference searching

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44. Reference ISI Thomson. Online Tutorial: Cited Reference Searching in the Web of Science. Accessed on March 31, 2007. <http://www.brainshark.com/brainshark/vu/view.asp?pi=144957>