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When evaluated for promotion or tenure, faculty members are increasing
ly judged more on the quality than on the quantity of their scholarly
publications. As a result, they want help from librarians in locating
all citations to their published works for documentation in their curr
iculum vitae. Citation analysis using Science Citation Index and Socia
l Science Citation Index provides a logical starting point in measurin
g quality, but the limitations of these sources leave a void in covera
ge of citations to an author's work. This article discusses alternativ
e and additional methods of locating citations to published works.