The ERIC Database: A Comparison of Four Versions.

Brown, Janet Dagenais

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ERIC Number: EJ676517

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Publication Date: 2003

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The ERIC Database: A Comparison of Four Versions.

Brown, Janet Dagenais

Reference Services Review, v31 n2 p154-74 2003

Compares 48 features of four versions of the ERIC database, two commercial (SilverPlatter, FirstSearch) and two free (AskERIC.org, SeachERIC.org), to determine whether features of the commercial versions were worth the cost to academic libraries. Reports results of a survey that investigated user preferences, and concludes that value added features were worth the cost. (Author/LRW)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Databases, Higher Education, Library Collection Development, Library Expenditures, Library Surveys, Online Vendors, User Satisfaction (Information)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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