Citation searching

Citations occur when a journal article, or other publication, is referred to in a more recent academic publication.

Doctoral researchers

Alice Cann, Business Librarian, Brunel Library

By the end of the session, you will:

Identify the circumstances in which knowing about and following citations can be useful for your research
Explore the sources which have citation information, and the differences between these
Follow citations and references to explore the chain of research and help with evaluation of sources
Understand journal impact measurements and methods for focusing literature searching in high quality journals