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Our library considers, on a yearly basis, a subscription to Arts & Humanities Citation Index, as we DO subscribe to Science Citation Index and Social Sciences Citation Index and some of their accompanying backfiles.  Every time subscription to A & H Citation Index comes up for a vote by our electronic resources committee, however, someone on the committee says that “almost all the material in A & H Citation Index is covered in the Social Sciences Citation Index.”  And it seems like there is a lot of overlap…

 

We are a library serving three institutions of higher education:  a community college and two universities, including the University of Colorado Denver, each of which has a robust art, art history, and graphics design program.  In addition, the University of Colorado Denver’s College of Architecture and Planning offers degrees from the bachelors through the doctorate level.

 

Does anyone have any information or opinions about why a library supporting various art programs should seriously consider subscribing to all THREE parts of the “Web of Knowledge,” and not just rely on the Social Sciences Citation Index to “cover” the Arts and Humanities, particularly the Arts?  BTW, I am not able to attend the yearly voting meetings to pitch A & H Citation Index in person, though I can and do submit written justifications along with my yearly request.  I just haven’t been able to overcome that “overlap” objection.

 

Thanks for any thoughts on the matter. 

 

Linda

 

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Linda D. Tietjen, Senior Instructor

Collection Development Librarian/Arts & Architecture

Auraria Library

1100 Lawrence St.

Denver, Colorado   80204

   303-556-4298

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-----Original Message-----
From: ARLIS/NA List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ellen Chapman
Sent: Monday, April 18, 2011 9:32 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [ARLIS-L] citation tracking databases for humanities

 

Arts & Humanities Citation Index is the granddaddy.

 

http://thomsonreuters.com/products_services/science/science_products/a-z/arts_humanities_citation_index

 

(Companions: Science Citation Index; Social Sciences Citation Index).

 

Ellen Chapman

 

 

 

On Mon, 18 Apr 2011, Jessica Evans Brady wrote:

 

> One of the faculty in our art history department is interested

> tracking citations of her work.  Aside from Web of Science and Google

> Scholar, is anyone aware of other databases (especially any stronger

> in humanities

> coverage) which offer this functionality?

>

> Thanks!

> Jessica

>

> Jessica Evans Brady

> Visual & Performing Arts Librarian

> Strozier Library

> Florida State University

> 116 Honors Way

> Tallahassee, FL 32306

> 850.645.2709

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