Raiders of the Lost ArXiv: Citation Searching in a Disciplinary Repository.

The author describes that use of the experimental full text search feature on the advanced searching page of arXiv, a preprint server for Physics and Mathematics, by a mathematics faculty member in order to create a database of citations of his work. Topics discussed include two approaches to the u...

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Main Author: John J. Meier
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Language:English
Published: University of Alberta Library 2014-06-01
Series:Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship
Online Access:https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/istl/index.php/istl/article/view/1605
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