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SOC 392/CRM 392: Incarceration and the Family

Designed to support Prof. Curtis's research assignment; Last updated Fall 2022

Citation Searching

If you find an article outside of SocINDEX, there are two effective ways to search for related citations:  ONESearch and Google Scholar

ONESearch

ONESearch is the default search field on the library tab of myRedDragon.  It can be used to search for full-text articles cited by the original article.  This only traces the scholarly conversation back in time; to find articles that have cited the anchoring article since it was published, try a search in SocINDEX or Google Scholar

Simply type the title of the citation into the search field in quotes, and ONESearch usually does a good job finding the article.  Or, you can use the Citation Lookup tool below for even more targeted searching.  If we have a record for the citation, you will have the option to either download the full-text immediately or request via interlibrary loan.

ONESearch Citation Look-Up

Google Scholar

Google Scholar is best for finding articles that have cited the anchoring article since it was published, tracing the scholarly conversation forward in time.  Simply search for the title of the anchoring article in quotation marks, and then click the "Cited by" link under the search result that matches your article. 

Image of a search result in Google Scholar.  Click the cited by link under the search result that matches your article

Google Scholar is an excellent resource, but many links may ask you to pay a fee before you can download the full text of the articles you discover.  Lauren the Librarian recommends installing the free Nomad browser extension in order to avoid paywalls and maximize your Google Scholar and other web search results.

LibKey Nomad logo

 

LibKey Nomad is a browser extension that connects users with library-licensed and open access full text articles. When using LibKey Nomad, users are automatically directed to the best available version of an article so there is no need to search multiple places. When the full text is not available you will be provided with options to request the article through InterLibrary Loan (ILL).

LibKey Nomad will work in most academic publishers' websites and databases (ScienceDirect, Taylor & Francis, PubMed) as well as Google Scholar and Wikipedia's list of references when available.  Installation and use of Nomad are typically straightforward, but for tips, please proceed to the next page.

Adapted from MSU's Third Iron: BrowZine and LibKey guide and University of Chicago's LibKey Nomad guide