Cost-Cutting Uses of New SCISEARCH Feature

Describes techniques for using the SCISEARCH database to determine how often a particular journal is cited by authors affiliated with a particular institution. The use of CROSSTALK and WordPerfect to create offline searches to minimize costs is explained, and using the resulting information to make...

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Published inDatabase (Weston) Vol. 13; no. 6; pp. 53 - 58
Main Authors Bronars, Lori, Branch, Katherine
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Wilton, CT Online 01.12.1990
Subjects
Academic Libraries
Citations (References)
Computer Software
Cost Effectiveness
DIALOG
Exact sciences and technology
Faculty Publishing
Higher Education
Information and communication sciences
Information processing and retrieval
Information retrieval systems. Information and document management system
Information retrieval. Man machine relationship
Information science. Documentation
Library Collection Development
Online Searching
Research process. Evaluation
Scholarly Journals
Sciences and techniques of general use
SCISEARCH
Search Strategies
Database
Treatment of ligne
Search strategy
Citation
Author productivity
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Summary:Describes techniques for using the SCISEARCH database to determine how often a particular journal is cited by authors affiliated with a particular institution. The use of CROSSTALK and WordPerfect to create offline searches to minimize costs is explained, and using the resulting information to make journal subscription and cancellation decisions is discussed. (two references) (LRW)
ISSN:0162-4105