Reference Traceability

When a source is updated or withdrawn, you need to know which content relies on it. Papercurve keeps track of every place a citation is used, so you can list the affected content in a few clicks.

How to trace a reference

1. Click References in the top navigation bar and open the library that holds the reference document.

2. Each reference document shows a link icon with a number: how many passages have been marked in it. Click the document to open it.

3. The panel on the right lists every marked passage with its label. Under each one, Annotation usage shows how many times that passage is cited.

4. Click Annotation usage. Documents Containing this Annotation lists every piece of content that cites the passage, with its upload date.

5. Click a name to open that content at the reference, in a new tab.

Good to know

• Content you don’t have access to is still listed, but greyed out, and can’t be opened.
• A passage that is cited by any content can’t be deleted, and a reference document with cited passages can’t be deleted.
• To trace in the other direction, from a claim to its source, open the reference on your content and click View in Reference Document. See Rapid References.