Use of the Checklist Method for Content Evaluation of Full-text Databases
| Autor: | Thomas E. Nisonger |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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Computer science Library of Congress Classification Search engine indexing Library and Information Sciences computer.software_genre Information science Checklist Country of origin World Wide Web Library collection Full text databases GeneralLiterature_REFERENCE(e.g. dictionaries encyclopedias glossaries) computer Citation data Information Systems |
| Zdroj: | Library Resources & Technical Services. 52:4-17 |
| ISSN: | 2159-9610 0024-2527 |
| DOI: | 10.5860/lrts.52n1.4 |
| Popis: | Following a detailed (but not comprehensive) review of the use of citation data as checklists for library collection evaluation, the use of this technique for evaluating database content is explained. This paper reports an investigation of the full-text and indexing and abstracting coverage of Library Literature & Information Science Full Text and EBSCOhost Academic Search Premier, based on checking citations to journal articles in the 2004 volumes of Library Resources & Technical Services and Collection Building. Analysis of these citations shows they were predominately to English-language library and information science journals published in the United States, with the majority dating from 2000 to 2004. Library Literature & Information Science Full Text contained 21.1 percent of the citations in full-text format, while the corresponding figure for Academic Search Premier was 16.1 percent. The database coverage also is analyzed by publication date, country of origin, and Library of Congress classification number of cited items. Some limitations to the study are acknowledged, while issues for future research are outlined. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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