Jean-Jacques Rousseau among the Footnotes: Mapping Interdisciplinary Research in Social Science Citation Index.

Herubel, Jean-Pierre V. M.; Buchanan, Anne L.

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ERIC Number: EJ499719

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Publication Date: 1994

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau among the Footnotes: Mapping Interdisciplinary Research in Social Science Citation Index.

Herubel, Jean-Pierre V. M.; Buchanan, Anne L.

Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian, v13 n1 p49-57 1994

Examination of citations indexed in Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) reveals salient patterns which can be helpful in determining interdisciplinarity and/or disciplinarity. Collection development efforts can be enhanced by examination of citation patterns of published research related to a classical social science author such as Jean-Jacques Rousseau. (JKP)

Descriptors: Citation Analysis, Citation Indexes, Indexing, Information Retrieval, Interdisciplinary Approach, Library Collection Development, Literature, Research Methodology, Scholarship, Social Science Research

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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