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Peer reviewedBurdick, Amrita J. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1989
Describes the use of the "Science Citation Index" in deciding whether to keep older basic science books that have failed to meet other criteria for collection retention. It is concluded that manual searching of the indexes proved feasible and reliable, while the lack of book titles on the online version reduced reliability of weeding…
Descriptors: Books, Citation Analysis, Citation Indexes, Decision Making
