Academia & communication

Why? The rationale of literature and information research

In the context of academic and professional life you need to

Types of typical academic publication

Journals

Literature and information research as strategic exploration

What to do

Web of Science Citing articles

Citation search 1: Cited by/references

Citation search 2: related records

Citation= Snowball system, Pearl Growing

Why snowball/pearl growing?

Bibliographic database

Search with indexing terms

Use keyword search & subject terms to find references to useful literature

Narrow down or refine results

Keyword

Words picked by you, could occur anywhere or in a specific field, e.g. title

Subject term (descriptor, Schlagwort)

Search Strategies

How to save results?
save query?

Information Seeking Model by Carol Kuhlthau (1993, 2004)

Information Seeking is a process: Information Seeking Model by Carol Kuhlthau (1993, 2004)

Literature Search for a paper: steps towards a product