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E-MAIL E-mail me directly, rfriedma@ or marquand@, to ask a question or to set up a research appointment via Zoom. Alternatively, contact another subject specialist.
Web of Science is one way to determine the scholarly conversation around a topic. It, along with Google Scholar, Scopus and other tools index and show references cited by an author and which subsequent citations cite the initial work. Don't let the name fool you: WOS does cover the arts and humanities too.
Craft rugs on display, San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico, Universal Images Group
Hello. Welcome to the course research guide for WRI 112/113. This guide should provide basic information to get you started on your research. For further information, please visit the Library Web Page .
-Rebecca Friedman
citation: a quotation from or reference to a book, journal article, paper, author, website, etc. especially in a scholarly work. Can be found WITHIN a text ( in APA, MLA style, etc.), or at the END of a text (endnotes, bibliography), or at the bottom of specific pages (footnotes). A bibliography consists of citations that point you to relevant books and other sources on a topic. Citation chaining/mining/following the bread crumbs
bibliography: a list of the books, articles, and other resources referred to in a scholarly work, typically printed as an appendix
how to tell if a book has a bibliography (“includes bibliographical references” will be noted in catalog record). There are also stand-alone bibliographies (can search for any subject term using subject (browse) in the catalog, and you may see "bibliography" as a sub-heading/category. Encyclopedias/encyclopedia articles also may have bibliography (see BACKGROUND INFO. tab).
