ROUSSEAU,JEAN,JACQUES AMONG THE FOOTNOTES - MAPPING INTERDISCIPLINARYRESEARCH IN SOCIAL-SCIENCE-CITATION-INDEX

Using the Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) researcher and libraria n alike can trace the published record of research on a given figure i n the social sciences. Jean-Jacques Rousseau was chosen since he is a major figure in political science and in other social sciences. Examin ation of citations indexed in SSCI revealed salient patterns which can be helpful in determining interdisciplinarity and/or disciplinarity. Rousseau's contributions are still readily cited in contemporary resea rch and cross disciplinary boundaries. Collection development efforts can be enhanced through this open window into the nature of published research by examining citation patterns of a given classical social sc ience author.