COMPARATIVE-ANALYSIS OF IAC, UMI, AND WILSON DATABASE TAPE PRODUCTS

Authors
FRY SA PARSONS KA
Citation
Sa. Fry et Ka. Parsons, COMPARATIVE-ANALYSIS OF IAC, UMI, AND WILSON DATABASE TAPE PRODUCTS, The Serials librarian, 25(1-2), 1994, pp. 133-144
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Information Science & Library Science
Journal title
The Serials librarian → ACNP
ISSN journal
0361526X
Volume
25
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
133 - 144
Database
ISI
SICI code
0361-526X(1994)25:1-2<133:COIUAW>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
This paper describes the results of a study undertaken at the Iowa Sta te University Libraries to evaluate the database tape products of thre e companies. The ultimate purpose of the study was to choose and local ly mount the database tapes of one general periodical literature index on a NOTIS-based OPAC. The databases were compared and contrasted acc ording to scope, duplication, gaps, depth of indexing, timeliness, for mat, and subject coverage as well as other criteria.