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== Definition == | == Definition == | ||
* A citation is the textual form in which a document refers to another document. A proper publication features a references section: each entry in this section is a citation. '''Citation indexing''' consists into the indexing of the text of each such entry. ([http://smealsearch2.psu.edu/help/SMEALSearchGlossary.html SMEAL], {{retr}}) | * A citation is the textual form in which a document refers to another document. A proper publication features a [[reference manager | references]] section: each entry in this section is a citation. '''Citation indexing''' consists into the indexing of the text of each such entry. ([http://smealsearch2.psu.edu/help/SMEALSearchGlossary.html SMEAL], {{retr}}) | ||
== | == Technology == | ||
It is very important that teachers (or some other facilitators) explain how such an engine works and/or to engage learners in a formal activity that makes them learn. Most people (including university students) do not take enough time to understand how such specialized engines work. | |||
=== CiteSeer and Smeal === | |||
CiteSeer is both a citation engine and a digital library | |||
CiteSeer is based on the [http://smealsearch2.psu.edu/ SmealSearch] engine. The citation engine offers the following main functionalities: | |||
* Search citations with different query terms (e.g. an author name). | |||
* The result will show [[reference manager | references]] with author, title, date, journal/volume etc. | |||
* Details for each result can be consulted in the context page. | |||
The digital library engine allows | |||
* to search the documents database with keywords. | |||
* The sortable results include a title, a link, a context for the search keywords, number of citations, etc. | |||
CiteSeer also integrates with other sources of metadata such as the [ http://portal.acm.org/ ACM Portal] and provides [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Archives_Initiative Open archive] metadata in turn. | |||
CiteSeer is a service that continously improves and adds new functionalities. For details see: [http://smealsearch2.psu.edu/help/help.html MEALSearch Help Page] and the [http://smealsearch2.psu.edu/help/SMEALSearch-help-documentPage.html FAQ] | |||
== Links == | |||
=== General links === | |||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citation_index Wikipedia: Citation index] | |||
=== Citation indexes === | === Citation indexes === | ||
Revision as of 17:47, 15 September 2006
Definition
- A citation is the textual form in which a document refers to another document. A proper publication features a references section: each entry in this section is a citation. Citation indexing consists into the indexing of the text of each such entry. (SMEAL, retrieved, 17:17, 15 September 2006 (MEST))
Technology
It is very important that teachers (or some other facilitators) explain how such an engine works and/or to engage learners in a formal activity that makes them learn. Most people (including university students) do not take enough time to understand how such specialized engines work.
CiteSeer and Smeal
CiteSeer is both a citation engine and a digital library
CiteSeer is based on the SmealSearch engine. The citation engine offers the following main functionalities:
- Search citations with different query terms (e.g. an author name).
- The result will show references with author, title, date, journal/volume etc.
- Details for each result can be consulted in the context page.
The digital library engine allows
- to search the documents database with keywords.
- The sortable results include a title, a link, a context for the search keywords, number of citations, etc.
CiteSeer also integrates with other sources of metadata such as the [ http://portal.acm.org/ ACM Portal] and provides [Open archive metadata in turn.
CiteSeer is a service that continously improves and adds new functionalities. For details see: MEALSearch Help Page and the FAQ
Links
General links
Citation indexes
- CiteSeer