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Poyer, Robert K. – Special Libraries, 1982
Describes a comparative study conducted at the Medical University of South Carolina of time lag in the indexing of 51 major biomedical journals by four information services: Current Contents, Science Citation Index, SDILINE/Medline, and Index Medicus. Data are presented in three tables and a 10-item reference list is attached. (JL)
Descriptors: Citation Indexes, Comparative Analysis, Indexes, Indexing
Kelly, Alex M.; Slade, Rod – Database, 1979
A comparison of the Magazine Index (MI) and the New York Times Information Bank (IB) showed the two data bases have little in common, mainly due to differences in focus, indexing, vocabulary, use online, and output. For business and government users, IB is the best choice; for more general and academic purposes, MI provides access to more…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Databases, Indexing, Information Services
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Dunn, Ronald G. – Online Review, 1983
Discusses strengths of abstracting and indexing services (subject coverage, resolution of language problems, systematic indexing) and summarizes sources, countries of origin, languages, total coverage, and indexing of four scientific and technical services--Biosis, Engineering Information, Inspec, Chemical Abstracts Service. Characteristics of…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Comparative Analysis, Databases, Indexes
Edwards, Tom, Ed. – 1975
Six major indexing and abstracting services were studied to isolate similarities and differences, obtain raw data, and attempt to estimate primary material covered by the services. The 1973 issues of all services were examined and statistics were obtained for periodical and non-periodical entries. Data were analyzed and the services compared by:…
Descriptors: Abstracting, Comparative Analysis, Indexing, Information Science
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Mesplay, Deborah; Koch, Loretta – RQ, 1993
Evaluates the coverage provided by eight indexing and abstracting services in the interdisciplinary field of women's studies. Content pages for 17 women's studies journals were checked against appropriate indexes to determine the comprehensiveness of coverage, and "Women Studies Abstract" was found to provide the best coverage. (15…
Descriptors: Abstracting, Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Indexes
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Brown, M. Suzanne; Edwards, Jana S.; LaSee-Willemssen, Jeneen – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1999
This article compares "Current Index to Journals in Education" (CIJE) with "Education Index" by article type and reveals pronounced differences in indexing practices. Implications for educational and interdisciplinary research, reference services, index selection, and library instruction are discussed. (Author)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Indexes, Indexing, Information Services
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Sattar, A.; Rehman, S. ur – International Library Review, 1985
This study evaluates bibliographical coverage of Islamic literature provided by four Western indexing services ("Social Sciences Citation Index,""Social Sciences Index,""Humanities Index,""Index Islamicus") by using bibliographical checking method. Highlights include characteristics of literature and…
Descriptors: Citations (References), Comparative Analysis, Developing Nations, Indexes
Gorman, Michael – 2001
This paper addresses bibliographic services in the 21st century. The paper begins by reviewing achievements of the past 30 years, including Universal Bibliographic Control (UBC), MARC, International Standard Bibliographic Description (ISBD), and the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, 2nd edition (AACR2). The cataloging of electronic resources is…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cataloging, Classification, Comparative Analysis
Kirriemuir, John; Brickley, Dan; Welsh, Susan; Knight, Jon; Hamilton, Martin – D-Lib Magazine, 1998
Describes characteristics of subject gateways on the Web (i.e., facilities allowing easier access to network-based resources in a defined subject area) and compares them to search engines (e.g., AltaVista). The application of WHOIS++, centroids, query routing, and forward knowledge to searching several gateways simultaneously is outlined, and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cataloging, Comparative Analysis, Gateway Systems
Rardin, Kevin – 1978
A descriptive model of the Fire Education Resources Information System (FERIS) is examined in this document. Information regarding educational materials relating to fire prevention, protection, and suppression is discussed. A description of the model is presented in two sections. Section 1, Problem Definition, surveys the background and needs for…
Descriptors: Automatic Indexing, Comparative Analysis, Data Processing, Fire Protection