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Preference vs. Authority: A Comparison of Student Searching in a Subject-Specific Indexing and Abstracting Database and a Customized Discovery Layer
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Dahlen, Sarah P. C.; Hanson, Kathlene – College & Research Libraries, 2017
Discovery layers provide a simplified interface for searching library resources. Libraries with limited finances make decisions about retaining indexing and abstracting databases when similar information is available in discovery layers. These decisions should be informed by student success at finding quality information as well as satisfaction…
Descriptors: Preferences, Bibliographies, Indexes, Database Management Systems
An Interactive Iterative Method for Electronic Searching of Large Literature Databases
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Hernandez, Marco A. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
PubMed® is an on-line literature database hosted by the U.S. National Library of Medicine. Containing over 21 million citations for biomedical literature--both abstracts and full text--in the areas of the life sciences, behavioral studies, chemistry, and bioengineering, PubMed® represents an important tool for researchers. PubMed® searches return…
Descriptors: Databases, Online Searching, Search Strategies, Electronic Publishing
Digital London: Creating a Searchable Web of Interlinked Sources on Eighteenth Century London
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Shoemaker, Robert – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2005
Purpose: To outline the conceptual and technical difficulties encountered, as well as the opportunities created, when developing an interlinked collection of web-based digitised primary sources on eighteenth century London. Design/methodology/approach: As a pilot study for a larger project, a variety of primary sources, including the "Old…
Descriptors: Primary Sources, Foreign Countries, Electronic Libraries, Information Networks