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Jacso, Peter – 2001
This book provides guidelines for evaluating a variety of database types, including abstracting and indexing, directory, full-text, and page-image databases available in online and/or CD-ROM formats. The book discusses the purpose and techniques of comparing and evaluating the most important characteristics of textual databases, such as their…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Comparative Analysis, Database Design, Databases
Peer reviewedJacso, Peter – Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST), 1997
Reviews the literature on the content aspects of database quality, specifically scope, composition, currency, accuracy, consistency, completeness, and source, journal, geographic, language, and time-period coverage. These criteria can be evaluated qualitatively and/or quantitatively to determine the profile of a database, and to ascertain search…
Descriptors: Computer System Design, Database Design, Databases, Evaluation Criteria
