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Direct linkDelong, Linwood – Acquisitions Librarian, 2007
This paper compares the subject indexing on articles pertaining to Immanuel Kant, agriculture, and aging that are found simultaneously in Humanities Index, Academic Search Elite (EBSCO) and Periodicals Research II (Micromedia ProQuest), in order to show that there are substantial variations in the depth and quality of indexing in these databases.…
Descriptors: Indexes, Databases, Indexing, Humanities
Peer reviewedHoogcarspel, Annelies – Information Technology and Libraries, 1994
Describes the "Rutgers Inventory of Machine-Readable Texts in the Humanities" that provides bibliographic information through RLIN (Research Libraries Information Network) for electronic texts in the humanities. Highlights include adaptation of MARC format; access points; search strategies; and unresolved issues in the bibliographic…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Records, Cataloging, Copyrights, Higher Education
Peer reviewedGreen, Rebecca – Library Quarterly, 2000
Discussion of the information-seeking behavior of humanists focuses on a study that investigated the efficacy of following bibliographic references from documents already known. Topics include the nature of humanities research; vocabulary control and indexing; subject-based literature searches; seed documents; relevance; retrieval based on…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Citations (References), Humanities, Indexing
Peer reviewedStebelman, Scott – Reference Librarian, 1994
Discussion of research in the humanities focuses on the "MLA International Bibliography," the primary database for literary research. Highlights include comparisons to research in the sciences; humanities vocabulary; database search techniques; contextual indexing; examples of searches; thesauri; and software. (43 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Computer Software, Databases
Peer reviewedBates, Marcia J.; And Others – Library Quarterly, 1993
Reports a study that analyzed natural language search statements constructed by 22 Getty Visiting Scholars as they researched humanities topics on DIALOG. Results show a greater use of names, geographical areas, chronological periods, and discipline terms than scientists use, with implications for the design of humanities online systems and…
Descriptors: Classification, Comparative Analysis, Databases, Geographic Regions
Peer reviewedShaw, Deborah – Library & Information Science Research, 1995
Discussion of information retrieval in the humanities focuses on a study of 10 graduate students at Indiana University as they conducted literature searches using databases on CD-ROM. Highlights include a review of related literature, search strategies, relevance assessments, human-computer interaction, and databases and indexing. (LRW)
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Computer Interfaces, Graduate Students, Higher Education
Download full textDeHart, Florence E.; Stutzman, Margaret – 1971
Two questions arise in regard to the computer-based humanities reference services: (1) What knowledge, abilities, and attitudes should the information specialist or librarian in the university library have in order to aid users in fully exploiting the innovative humanities information handling processes? (2) To what extent do users in the…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Oriented Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Data Processing
