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Mind the Gap: Understanding Coverage Breaks of Newly-Launched Engineering and Computer Science Journals in Core Databases
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Yuening Zhang; Dylan Yu – Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2023
Journal coverage is an important factor to consider when evaluating a database. In this study, we counted the number of articles (including early access articles) in newly-launched journals (2018-2022) from two major association publishers in engineering and computer science: the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the…
Descriptors: Journal Articles, Engineering, Computer Science, Professional Associations
Creating a Scholarly API Cookbook: Supporting Library Users with Programmatic Access to Information
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Vincent F. Scalfani; Kevin W. Walker; Lance Simpson; Avery M. Fernandez; Vishank D. Patel; Anastasia Ramig; Cyrus Gomes; Michael T. Moen; Adam M. Nguyen – Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2023
Scholarly web-based application programming interfaces (APIs) allow users to interact with information and data programmatically. Interacting with information programmatically allows users to create advanced information query workflows and quickly access machine-readable data for downstream computations. With the growing availability of scholarly…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Databases, Library Services, Electronic Libraries
A Comparison of Selected Bibliographic Database Search Retrieval for Agricultural Information
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Ritchie, Stephanie M.; Banyas, Kelly M.; Sevin, Carol – Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2019
Search result retrieval was compared across eight research literature databases (AGRICOLA, AGRIS, BIOSIS, CAB Direct, FSTA, Google Scholar, Scopus, and Web of Science) for three topics from different agricultural disciplines to compare retrieval results based on searcher experience. Precision, recall, and uniqueness were analyzed by rating search…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Information Retrieval, Agriculture, Scientific and Technical Information
A Comparison of Selected Bibliographic Database Subject Overlap for Agricultural Information
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Ritchie, Stephanie M.; Young, Lauren M.; Sigman, Jessica – Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2018
Agricultural researchers and science librarians must understand which research literature databases provide the most comprehensive coverage of agricultural subjects to support their inquiries. Once the domain of a few specialized databases, agricultural research literature is now covered by broad, multidisciplinary databases. The purpose of this…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Bibliographic Databases, Scientific and Technical Information, Agriculture