From Snowflake to Avalanche: Possibilities of Using Free Citation Data in Libraries | Small | o-bib. The open library journal / published by the VDB

"Citations play an important role in scientific discourse, in research practice and in bibliometrics. Recently, there are increasing initiatives that make citations available as open data for free reuse. The paper describes the state of development of these initiatives and shows that a critical mass of data could emerge in the near future that would give libraries new perspectives. The DFG project Linked Open Citation Database (LOC-DB) will be presented as a concrete opportunity for participation in libraries.

Citations play an important role in scientific discourse, in the practice of information retrieval, and in bibliometrics. Recently, there has been a growing number of initiatives. The article was published in the near future. New opportunities could arise from that, especially for libraries. The Open Citation Database (LOC-DB) is presented as a practical way for libraries to participate."