A Comparative Study of Scopus and Web of Science: Climate Related Literature Retrieval
Journal Title: SRELS Journal of Information Management - Year 2018, Vol 55, Issue 4
Abstract
There are various databases to retrieve information; sometimes users find it difficult to select the material to be read. To make the right decision for selecting the appropriate database there are some important factors such as coverage, functionality etc. This paper compares two popular bibliographic databases - Web of Science and Scopus for their coverage and retrieval of Climate related literature. Four keywords were used to carry out the searches and the paper examines the weakness and strength of these two databases.
Authors and Affiliations
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP493966
- DOI 10.17821/srels/ 2018/v55i4/128438
- Views 194
- Downloads 0
Use of Social Media Technologies (SMTs) by Faculty Members, Research Scholars and Post-Graduate Students of Management Studies
The Social Media Technologies (SMTs) offer facilities for information dissemination this paper aims to assess the awareness and use of SMTs by faculty members, research scholars and post-graduate students of management s...
Mandatory Archiving and Copyright Issues of Open Access Resources in Institutional Repositories
The exponential growth of number of journals and increasing prices has engendered the idea of open access among academic communities. To boost the open access movement and to make it a success many institutions, organiza...
Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Issues for Libraries in the Era of Digital Preservation and Dissemination of Information
Digital Libraries have been proved as a boon for the library users and the present era has created a platform for the libraries from where information can be disseminated through a wider service network. But some how the...
The Future of Reference Service: Treading Into and Going Beyond Digital Reference Service
The present paper is an endeavor to put light on the present bandwagon of digital reference service with a glimpse on the background and genesis of traditional reference service. The present online reference services inc...
Harvesting of Additional Metadata Schema into DSpace through OAI-PMH: Issues and Challenges
The focus of this paper is to present a manual for harvesting added metadata schema elements from data provider repository through PAI-PMH. Here we have attempted to extend the ability of DSpace as well as the OAI-PMH to...