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Research Tips: "perfect article"

Perfect Article

When you find a relevant article, use the article to broaden your search--

Look at the information from the database record as well as the full text article

  • Subject Headings within the database
  • Journal name
  • Related Citations/Cited by (varies by database)
  • Author

Citation Searching

  • Backward searching: Look at the reference lists
  • Forward citation searching. (who is citing that article) 

 

Relevant Article

Citation Searching

Go back in time and look at the reference lists

Go forward in time and look at who is citing the article (there is no one source for this so use multiple ones)

  • Google Scholar
  • Web of Science (NSU subscription database)
  • Cited by (varies by database)