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I am not sure here is the appropriate place to ask this question or not. But I am writing my MS thesis and so it should has many references to other resources (to comply Copyright). But my problem is about citation for popular references. For example I just want to refer Vector Space Model (uses in Machine Learning) without any additional explanation in the thesis. I have just heard about it and don't know it has originated from where really. Is there any repository of popular citations, or a simple way to find them, which can be used in such situations? Now I am using Google Scholar and seeking for a faster way.

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As a rule, someone has normally written the original specification, or the critical book on the topic, either of which would serve. I can't help specifically, having never heard of this! But common citations I would doubt - most research has its own distinct requirements. – Schroedingers Cat Jul 31 '11 at 15:18
For the most important sources about common topics the best place to start is a textbook about the subject (any machine learning textbook will contain the references you're looking for). Or ask your thesis advisor, or look through the references section in articles related to your topic. Make sure you read the articles you cite though, simply citing a lot of references (for copyright you say???) doesn't make a great thesis. – Marielle Jul 31 '11 at 21:33
@Marielle It seems I couldn't explain my question fine. I use Zotero for citation. As you may know, citation tools like Zotero (or Mendeley) collect and save your citations in their repositories. So they have big collections of citations. Right now if you search in Google Scholar, some returned results, are just citations, not a valid link to the resource. I know they just refer to papers, books, etc, not words and concepts (like Vector Space Model). I meant it would be great, if we could access and use citations in this way. It may become available soon! – Hamzeh Aug 7 '11 at 11:55

closed as off topic by Bevan, Marielle, Rahul♦ Jul 31 '11 at 22:21

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