When
writing a research paper it can be tricky to find enough sources. You may find one or two that look really
good, but are scrambling to find more to meet the required number. One of the best tricks for getting sources is
the tried and true technique of Citation Chasing.
Most
journal articles will have a literature review or section discussing past
research on the topic by other scholars.
This is one of the best places to go to get more sources. If you’ve found some good sources that are
current and on topic, let the author do the work for you and chase down some of
the citations from the bibliography or reference list.
To
see if CSU Libraries subscribes to the journal cited, search through our
alphabetical listing of online journals by clicking on ejournals A to Z in the Resources section of the library
website. Check to see if the year on
your citation is covered in one of our databases. If the article is not available from CSU
Libraries you can order it through Interlibrary Loan by clicking on the Interlibrary Loan link in the resources
section of the library website. Log in
with your Cougarnet login and fill out the article request using the citation
information. This is a free article service and you will get an email to
download the pdf when it arrives. This typically takes1-5 business days so needs to be done ahead.
