The Utility of Bibliographic Databases as Indicators of International Research: Factors Influencing the Development of an International Database.

Whitney, Gretchen

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Publication Date: 1991

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The Utility of Bibliographic Databases as Indicators of International Research: Factors Influencing the Development of an International Database.

Whitney, Gretchen

Information Processing and Management, v27 n5 p533-50 1991

The records in "Population Bibliography," a database developed by the Library of the Carolina Population Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, were analyzed to determine the degree to which library policies and practices affected its international development, and to assess the degree to which the database represented international research in the field. (32 references) (MAB)

Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Database Design, Financial Support, International Studies, Library Acquisition, Library Administration, Library Collection Development

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