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Using Citation Indexes. Ball State University Libraries. In this tutorial…. Learn what a citation index is Learn how to use a citation index to Track citations Research topics Locate lists of article references. What is a Citation Index?. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Using Citation IndexesBall State University Libraries
In this tutorial…
Learn what a citation index is Learn how to use a citation index to
Track citations Research topics Locate lists of article references
What is a Citation Index?
A citation index allows you to trace interconnections among authors citing papers on the same topic, and determine the frequency with which others cite a specific work (an indication of its importance in the literature of the field).
Citation Indexes- based on disciplines
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) Reference AI3 .A63
Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) Reference Z7161 .S65
Science Citation Index (SCI) Reference Z7401 .S36 Latest two years in Science-Health Science Library Older issues in Bracken Library, Reference
Coverage
Each index will cover either a five year time span or only one year. Look at the front cover or spine of the index to determine the years that it includes.
Reading Citations
Most citations will provide the same information:
Names of author(s)- only last name and first/ second initials are given (EX: Smith A.J.)
Journal information Name of journal is always abbreviated Volume, Issue, & Page Number
Sample Citation
Journal Info
Author name
Parts of Citation Index
There are four parts to each citation index; and each part provides different information.
Source Index Citation Index Permuterm Subject
Index Corporate Index
Source Index
Use the Source Index to find current articles by known authors, and to locate full bibliographic descriptions.
Authors are listed alphabetically by their last names.
Source IndexArticle Citation
Works Cited (articles the author used in his/her research)
Citation Index
Use the Citation Index to find recent articles which cite earlier, known works.
The Citation Index is an alphabetical list of references given in bibliographies and footnotes of source articles, and is arranged alphabetically by the name of the first author.
Citation Index
Author name Author’s article
Citing article
(used Renoux’s article in their research)
Permuterm Subject Index
Use the Permuterm Subject Index to find current articles that have words of interest in their titles.
To locate the full citation for current articles you find listed in the Permuterm Subject Index you will need to then look up the author’s name in the Source Index.
A Note on Permuterm
What does Permuterm mean?
The citation indexes take two important terms find the title of each article to include in the subject index. One term is the Primary term (most important) and this is listed first in the subject index. It is paired with an additional important term.
Permuterm SubjectIndexPrimary
Subject Term
SA= see also references
Co-Terms
Author Names
Corporate Index
Use the Corporate Index to find current articles of interest when a corporate or academic institution is known to publish work on the topic.
The Corporate Index is divided into two sections: Geographic and Organization.
Corporate Index-Geographic
Items in this section are arranged by the location of the author’s organization:
Country and city (for foreign countries) State and City (for United States)
Corporate Index- Geographic
Location
Organization
Source Author & Article
Corporate Index- OrganizationThis section is arranged alphabetically by the
name of the organization and also gives their geographic location.
To locate articles from these organizations you would then need to look them up by location.
Corporate Index- Organization
Organization
Location
How does it all work
The following is an example of how one might use this resource.
The topic of my paper is self-efficacy. I’ll start by looking for articles using the Permuterm Subject Index.
Permuterm subject Index
Here is the subject listing for self-efficacy. I’m really interested in how this topic relates to beliefs. I then need to take the author’s name (Barling J) and look it up in the Source Index.
Source IndexHere is the entry in
the source index for Barling J’s article on self-efficacy and beliefs. It gives me the complete citation for his article; plus all of the other works that he used in his research.
Source IndexNotice the box
around Bandura A. If I want to see who else has used this same article in their research I can find Bandura in the Citation Index.
Citation Index
Here is the listing for Bandura in the Citation Index. Notice under “80 Cognitive Therapy RE” that Barling J is listed. Two other people also cited this same article. I can go back to the Source Index and look at their articles.
Source IndexThis is another
person who cited Bandura’s article.
Locating Items
To locate articles at BSU Libraries Look for the journal title using the Libraries’
catalog CardCat If BSU Libraries does not have the journal
volume you need OR you are a distance education student please request the article through Interlibrary Loan Services
Additional Help
Schedule an appointment with a Reference Librarian
Email a Librarian Live Chat Reference Desk (765) 285-1101