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PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences

A Guide for Sargent Students

Find Articles & Dissertations

Cited reference searching (also known as "forward searching") allows you to see if a particular article has been cited in more recent research. This is an excellent way to:

  • See if an article has been influential in the field of study you are interested in. If an article has been cited many times, this can mean that it has had a strong impact on a given area of research.
  • Check to make sure you are getting the most current information. An author who has cited an article that you have found may provide you with more up-to-date information.
  • Find additional information on your topic.

These are two tools for searching cited references:

Web of Science

Google Scholar

Are you only finding an article abstract but not the full-text of the article? Not to worry, the  will lead you to the full-text of the article.

Integrated into many BU journal databases, the Find@BU button will help you get to the article in one of three ways:

  1. If BU has the full-text of the article through an online journal subscription, you will see a link that will take you directly to the article or the online journal.
  2. If BU subscribes to the print journal in which the article appeared, you will see information about which BU Library carries the print volumes, and the call number of the title.
  3. IF BU does not subscribe to either a print or online version of a journal, you will be given an option to get the article from another article. A link will take you to our interlibrary loan request form. Once you fill out this form, you will receive a pdf copy of the article within 48 hours of your request.

Health Sciences Librarian

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Kate Silfen
Contact:
Mugar Memorial Library
617-358-3965