Digital Library Research in Action: Supporting Information Retrieval in Sowiport

• Published in: D-Lib magazine Vol. 21; no. 3/4
• Main Authors: Hienert, Daniel, Sawitzki, Frank, Mayr, Philipp
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.03.2015
• Subjects: Data processing; Database searching; Electronic information resource searching; Information retrieval; Information storage and retrieval systems; Social sciences

Discusses how heterogeneous databases from different data providers can be integrated to provide the user one point of access to social science information via Sowiport, the information portal for the social sciences. Describes several value-added services that assist the user at different stages of...