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Tenopir, Carol – Database, 1992
Describes the processes involved in producing databases based on observations at the H. W. Wilson Company, Information Access Company (IAC), and UMI/Data Courier. Collection development decisions are discussed; serials ordering and receiving procedures are reviewed; and the indexing process is described, including abstracting, quality control, and…
Descriptors: Abstracting, Bibliographic Databases, Database Producers, Indexes
Download full textSmith, Gary R. – 1990
To identify the procedures for selecting documents for inclusion in the Resources in Education (RIE) portion of the ERIC database, the directors of each of the ERIC system's 16 clearinghouses were contacted and asked the following questions: What is the acceptance rate of unsolicited manuscripts submitted to your clearinghouse for possible…
Descriptors: Abstracting, Bibliographic Databases, Competence, Elementary Secondary Education
Simon, Hans-Reiner – 1986
Designed to provide students of information science with an introduction to British librarian Samuel Clement Bradford's 1934 findings about the scattering of information, this reader on Bradford's Law begins by discussing its use in calculating search procedures in printed bibliographies as well as in databases. The following additional materials…
Descriptors: Abstracting, Bibliographic Databases, Bibliographies, Bibliometrics
Peer reviewedPurcell, Royal – Library Software Review, 1990
Compares "Library Literature" with "Library and Information Science Abstracts" (LISA) and outlines searching LISA on the SilverPlatter CD-ROM. Use of indexes and abstracts to aid information retrieval is explained; abstracting services are described; and five steps in writing an abstract are listed. Abstracts and annotations…
Descriptors: Abstracting, Abstracts, Bibliographic Databases, Computer Software
Peer reviewedMatthews, Joseph R. – Information Services & Use, 1994
Describes the Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) and the inclusion of abstracting and indexing industry databases in OPACs. Topics addressed include the implications of including abstracting and indexing tape and CD-ROM products in OPACs; the need for standards allowing library systems to communicate with dissimilar CD-ROM products; and computer,…
Descriptors: Abstracting, Bibliographic Databases, Business, Computer Networks
Peer reviewedKushkowski, Jeffrey D.; Gerhard, Kristin H.; Dobson, Cynthia – Journal of Documentation, 1998
The Simple Index Method overcomes the difficulties in building a core list for serials in interdisciplinary fields by using multiple indexes which cover various aspects of the subject. Collection-development librarians can develop a core list when standard bibliographies or specific indexing and abstracting tools are lacking and can tailor that…
Descriptors: Abstracting, Abstracts, Bibliographic Databases, Indexes
Peer reviewedLopez, Manuel D. – Urban Education, 1989
Evaluates the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) database. Summarizes ERIC's history and organization, and discusses criticisms concerning access, currency, and database content. Reviews role of component clearinghouses, indexing practices, thesaurus structure, international coverage, and comparative studies. Finds ERIC a valuable…
Descriptors: Abstracting, Annotated Bibliographies, Bibliographic Databases, Comparative Analysis
