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Unwrapping the Bundle: An Examination of Research Libraries and the "Big Deal"
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Strieb, Karla L.; Blixrud, Julia C. – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2014
This study presents and analyzes the findings of a 2012 survey of member libraries belonging to the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) about publishers' large journal bundles and compares the results to earlier surveys. The data illuminate five research questions: market penetration, journal bundle construction, collection format shifts,…
Descriptors: Research Libraries, Library Research, Library Associations, Online Vendors
E-Books in Academic Libraries: Challenges for Acquisition and Collection Management
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Walters, William H. – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2013
This bibliographic essay examines the difficulties associated with the selection, licensing, acquisition, and management of e-books in academic libraries. The potential advantages of e-book technology are likely to be realized only to the extent that they advance the economic goals of e-book suppliers and are consistent with the legal framework…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Educational Technology, Electronic Publishing, Electronic Libraries
Google Scholar Search Performance: Comparative Recall and Precision
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Walters, William H. – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2009
This paper presents a comparative evaluation of Google Scholar and 11 other bibliographic databases (Academic Search Elite, AgeLine, ArticleFirst, EconLit, GEOBASE, MEDLINE, PAIS International, POPLINE, Social Sciences Abstracts, Social Sciences Citation Index, and SocINDEX), focusing on search performance within the multidisciplinary field of…
Descriptors: Search Strategies, Bibliographic Databases, Comparative Analysis, Online Searching
Aggregated Interdisciplinary Databases and the Needs of Undergraduate Researchers
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Fister, Barbara; Gilbert, Julie; Fry, Amy Ray – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2008
After seeing growing frustration among inexperienced undergraduate researchers searching a popular aggregated interdisciplinary database, the authors questioned whether the leading interdisciplinary databases are serving undergraduates' needs. As a preliminary exploration of this question, the authors queried vendors, analyzed their marketing…
Descriptors: Databases, Internet, Liberal Arts, Researchers
Alliance Building in the Information and Online Database Industry.
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Alexander, Johanna Olson – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2001
Presents an analysis of information industry alliance formation using environmental scanning methods. Highlights include why libraries and academic institutions should be interested; a literature review; historical context; industry and market structures; commercial and academic models; trends; and implications for information providers,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Database Producers, Environmental Scanning, Higher Education
Issues Facing Academic Library Consortia and Perceptions of Members of the Illinois Digital Academic Library.
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Brooks, Sam; Dorst, Thomas J. – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2002
Discusses the role of consortia in academic libraries, specifically the Illinois Digital Academic Library (IDAL), and describes a study conducted by the IDAL that investigated issues surrounding full text database research including stability of content, vendor communication, embargo periods, publisher concerns, quality of content, linking and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Consortia, Content Analysis, Electronic Libraries
Data Needs and Use of Electronic Resources and Services at Academic Research Libraries.
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Shim, Wonsik; McClure, Charles R. – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2002
Discusses the ARL (Association of Research Libraries) E-Metrics project that is investigating problems related to collecting and using data for electronic materials and services. Describes a survey of libraries that focused on data collection activities and showed a lack of preparation as well as a lack of consistent statistics from database…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Data Collection, Electronic Libraries, Higher Education