4.0429 Citation Indexes (2/28)
Elaine Brennan & Allen Renear (EDITORS@BROWNVM.BITNET)
Mon, 27 Aug 90 17:14:48 EDT
Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 4, No. 0429. Monday, 27 Aug 1990.
(1) Date: Friday, 24 Aug 1990 23:18:05 EDT (13 lines)
From: "Patrick W. Conner" <U47C2@WVNVM>
Subject: 4.0421 Responses: ... Big Science
(2) Date: Sat, 25 Aug 90 14:52:38 EDT (15 lines)
From: Frank Dane <FDANE@UGA>
Subject: Re: 4.0421 Responses: ... Big Science
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Date: Friday, 24 Aug 1990 23:18:05 EDT
From: "Patrick W. Conner" <U47C2@WVNVM>
Subject: 4.0421 Responses: Memory; Digital Computers; Big Science
The problem with citation indexes in literary study is that they just
aren't old enough (or Arts & Humanities Citation Index isn't). To be
minimally useful, they have to have catalogued all articles and their
citations since 1960 (since 1945 would be a lot better), but the on-line
version I've used doesn't go back earlier, I believe, than about 1975.
I work more efficiently by simply compiling a bibliography from standard
references and extending the bibliography from the citations I deem
significant as I read.
--Pat Conner
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Date: Sat, 25 Aug 90 14:52:38 EDT
From: Frank Dane <FDANE@UGA>
Subject: Re: 4.0421 Responses: Memory; Digital Computers; Big Science
re: Citation Indexes. Citation Indexes are critical to the
practice of psychological research. When one comes across
an article written, say, 10 years ago, it is necessary to track
down others who cited that article in their research.
My perception is that Citation Indexes continue to be useful, but
have been misused as an "objective" means of judging the relative
worth of someone's work by those whose own work is in a different
area.
Frank Dane, Mercer University