Search Results - subject:"Online databases"

Who are the 100 largest scientific publishers by journal count? A webscraping approach

Nishikawa-Pacher, Andreas - In: Journal of Documentation 78 (2022) 7, pp. 450-463

Purpose How to obtain a list of the 100 largest scientific publishers sorted by journal count? Existing databases are unhelpful as each of them inhere biased omissions and data quality flaws. This paper tries to fill this gap with an alternative approach. Design/methodology/approach The content...

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What do they make us see: a comparative study of cultural bias in online databases of two large museums

Zhitomirsky-Geffet, Maayan; Kizhner, Inna; Minster, Sara - In: Journal of Documentation 79 (2022) 2, pp. 320-340

set of ethical criteria to compare the level of bias of six online databases produced by two major art museums … as online databases accessed via museums' websites, API datasets and datasets submitted to Wikidata. Findings The authors … show that the museums use different artworks in each of its online databases and each data-base has different types of bias …

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Use of electronic resources by law academics: a case study from the University of Namibia

Leonard, Anna; Hamutumwa, Nampa Meameno; Mnubi-Mchombu, … - In: Collection and Curation 39 (2020) 3, pp. 57-68

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the use of e-resources by the Faculty of Law’s academic staff at the University of Namibia’s (UNAM’s) main campus. The study aimed to determine their level of awareness of electronic resources (e-resources) available to them, how useful and...

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Infrastructure as intermeditation – from archives to research infrastructures

Anderson, Sheila; Blanke, Tobias - In: Journal of Documentation 71 (2015) 6, pp. 1183-1202

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse the steps taken to produce new kinds of integrated documentation on the Holocaust in the European Holocaust Research Infrastructure project. The authors present the user investigation methodology as well as the novel data design to support this...

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Augmenting Dublin Core digital library metadata with Dewey Decimal Classification

Khoo, Michael John; Ahn, Jae-wook; Binding, Ceri; … - In: Journal of Documentation 71 (2015) 5, pp. 976-998

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe a new approach to a well-known problem for digital libraries, how to search across multiple unrelated libraries with a single query. Design/methodology/approach – The approach involves creating new Dewey Decimal Classification terms and...

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Information needs analysis of the aerospace discipline

Du, Weichun; Song, Shuang - In: Aslib Proceedings 65 (2013) 4, pp. 376-387

online databases determined necessary library provision for aerospace research. Findings – The most productive aerospace …

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Keeping up

Maxymuk, John - In: The Bottom Line 21 (2008) 1, pp. 27-29

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to highlight current awareness web sites. Design/methodology/approach – The paper presents a general review. Findings – Staying current is essential today more than ever. Originality/value – The sites reviewed in this paper are useful tools to that...

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AskHR provides the answers at Norwich Union : Online tool frees time to deal with more complex and sensitive issues

In: Human Resource Management International Digest 16 (2008) 2, pp. 36-37

Purpose – This paper aims to describe AskHR, an online tool for responding to HR‐focused employee queries, which has been introduced at UK insurer Norwich Union. Design/methodology/approach – The paper explains how Ask HR operates and the advantages it has brought. Findings – The paper...

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Librarian's Guide to Online Searching

Parry, Frank - In: Online Information Review 31 (2007) 6, pp. 907-908

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Developing new business strategies in B2B markets by combining CRM concepts and online databases

Dale Wilson, R. - In: Competitiveness Review: An International Business Journal 16 (2006) 1, pp. 38-43

This paper illustrates how online databases, available from commercial vendors, can be used as the foundation for …

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