Citation Chain Assignment
Course: Social Science 1SS3 – Inquiry in the Social Sciences
Basic Information:
Compose and submit a ‘resource chain’ based on your own supplementary searching.
This activity is called a ‘resource chain’ because your goal will be to find three (3)
scholarly sources that are relevant to your research topic, and which cite each other so
that they form a metaphorical ‘chain’.
The relationship between the three resources you use should be as follows:
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Source #1 is relevant to your topic.
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Source #2 is relevant to your topic, and cites Source #1
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Source #3 is relevant to your topic, and cites Source #2 (but probably does
not cite #1)
Details:
Your completed research chain should take the form of an annotated bibliography of
approximately one to two pages in length (single spaced), composed in APA style.
The annotations following each item should briefly explain which other resource in your
list cites (or is cited by) this resource, and in what context.
Citation Chaining
The most challenging part of this exercise will be finding three relevant sources that
form this sort of chain. In order to do this, you may need to use your library search skills
to trace patterns of citation both ‘backwards’ and ‘forwards’, which can be understood in
the following ways:
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Backwards Citation Searching: Starting with one relevant resource, how can you
identify, locate, and evaluate other resources that it cites?
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Forwards Citation Searching: Starting with one relevant resource, how can you
identify, locate, and evaluate other resources that cite it?
Submission:
All assignments must be submitted in MS Word or PDF format to the proper Avenue to
Learn folder. To submit your assignment:
Citation Chain Assignment
SOCSCI 1SS3: Inquiry in the Social Sciences
1. Click Assessments (top navigation bar)
2. Select Assignments
3. Click the assignment folder.
You may submit to the assignment folder multiple times, but your instructor will mark
only the final document uploaded. So make sure your final document is the correct one.
The due date for this assignment is indicated on the Detailed Course Schedule in the
About the Course module.
Evaluation:
This assignment will be evaluated based on the following criteria:
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TBD (Instructor’s Judgment)
One Suggestion:
o Quality of Resources
o APA Citation of Resources
o Identification of Evidence
o Explanation of Linkages
o Writing and Clarity
Citation Chain Assignment
SOCSCI 1SS3: Inquiry in the Social Sciences