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Wanyama, Seperia B.; McQuaid, Ronald W.; Kittler, Markus – International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 2022
Systematic literature reviews are common in social research for integrating and synthesising existing research. This paper argues that the outcomes of such reviews are affected by the choice of bibliographic databases. It presents evidence of substantial variation across three large electronic databases (Scopus, Web of Science and EBSCO) in a…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Information Retrieval, Literature Reviews, Periodicals
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Korevaar, Daniël A.; Salameh, Jean-Paul; Vali, Yasaman; Cohen, Jérémie F.; McInnes, Matthew D. F.; Spijker, René; Bossuyt, Patrick M. – Research Synthesis Methods, 2020
Introduction: Many diagnostic accuracy studies are never reported in full in a peer-reviewed journal. Searching for unpublished studies may avoid bias due to selective publication, enrich the power of systematic reviews, and thereby help to reduce research waste. We assessed searching practices among recent systematic reviews of diagnostic…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Accuracy, Research Reports, Bibliographic Databases
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Williams, Stella; Dodd, Lorna J.; Steele, Catherine; Randall, Raymond – Journal of Education and Work, 2016
A theoretical framework is essential for the effective evaluation of employability. However, there are a wide range of definitions of employability coexisting in current literature. A review into existing ways in which employability has been conceptualised is needed to inform a better understanding of the nature of contributions made by various…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Bibliographic Databases, Employment Potential, Human Capital
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Davies, Roy – Journal of Documentation, 1990
Discusses how new knowledge may be generated by information retrieval techniques on bibliographic databases. Examples from medical research are used to illustrate the possibility of making discoveries by synthesizing the literature; hidden correlations between factors are discussed; and the creative use of information retrieval systems is…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Correlation, Information Retrieval, Medical Research
Allen, Marie B.; And Others – 1990
The Intergovernmental Records Project (IRP) was established by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) to facilitate the exchange of information about federal records. This report focuses on six categories of intergovernmental records targeted by the IRP for description in the Research Libraries Information Network (RLIN) national…
Descriptors: Archives, Bibliographic Databases, Federal Government, Government Publications
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Chowdhury, Gobinda G. – Library Trends, 1999
Reviews template mining research and shows how templates are used in World Wide Web search engines and metasearch engines for helping end-users generate natural language search expressions. Potential areas of application of template mining for extraction of information from digital documents are highlighted, and how such applications are used is…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Content Analysis, Information Retrieval, Literature Reviews
Warner, Julian – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1992
Discusses an experiment with the "Thesaurus of ERIC Descriptors" which aimed to adapt established criteria for the evaluation of information retrieval systems to the assessment of searcher performance in online bibliographic searching. The concept of relevance is discussed, and the Cranfield paradigm for the evaluation of information…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Information Retrieval
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Lancaster, F. W.; And Others – RQ, 1994
Describes a study conducted at Illinois State University that compared the results achieved by library users searching the ERIC database on CD-ROM with the results achieved by individual and teamed skilled intermediaries. Evaluation of library services is discussed, patron search strategies are examined, and strategies for improving patron…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
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Huston, Mary M. – Research Strategies, 1989
Presents literature review of concept-based search theory and its relationship to end user instruction for online bibliographic information systems. Existing search models and search curriculums from the library and information science literature are surveyed, scholarly patterns of information access are discussed, and commercial sources of…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Databases, Curriculum, Information Utilization