Am I the only one who is suspicious of a product that is produced by one
journal publisher but purports to fairly index, retrieve, and rank all
other publishers?
And that it's produced by the one publisher who probably warrants the
most suspicion?
John
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From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum
[mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of Parang, Elizabeth
Sent: Friday, September 09, 2005 8:01 AM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [SERIALST] Scopus
A "free comparative review" of Web of Science (2004 ed.) vs Scopus is
available in the Volume 6, Number 3, January 2005 of the Charleston
Advisor
http://www.charlestonco.com/comp.cfm?id=43
Elizabeth Parang
Serials/Electronic Resources Librarian
Pepperdine University Libraries
Malibu, CA 90263
(310) 506-4046
elizabeth.parang@pepperdine.edu
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From: Daniel Jones [mailto:djones@SFBR.ORG]
Sent: Friday, September 09, 2005 7:44 AM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [SERIALST] Scopus
I would be interested in seeing comparative data if anyone has done this.
I've heard anecdotes that Scopus is especially strong covering the
published literature (and more) of engineering and the applied sciences,
not so strong covering the life sciences, social sciences and humanities.
If anyone has recent data comparing
Scopus vs PsycINFO
Scopus vs BIOSIS
Scopus vs PubMed
Scopus vs Web of Knowledge
Science Citation Index ExpandedT
Social Sciences Citation IndexR,
Arts & Humanities Citation IndexR,
and two additional databases that allow users to combine
chemistry
searches with general searches:
Current Chemical ReactionsR and Index Chemicus
Has anyone compared the journal title lists and years of coverage for any
of these? What about comparative subject searches to see if key
references appear?
It would be wise for some of the A&I producers to do this type of
comparison (or to commission someone elst to do it) if they want their
products to survive.
Regards,
Danny
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[mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of Andrew Waller
Sent: Friday, September 09, 2005 8:12 AM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [SERIALST] Scopus
We trialled Scopus earlier this year and the general feeling was that it
was a product that showed promise but there was no big desire among the
subject librarians to acquire it, at least at present. The high cost was
also an issue.
Andrew
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Andrew Waller
Serials Librarian
Collections Services
University of Calgary Library
waller@ucalgary.ca
(403) 220-8133 voice
(403) 284-2109 fax
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>From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum
>[mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of Helen Aiello
>Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2005 12:55 PM
>To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
>Subject: Re: [SERIALST] Scopus
>
>I would like to add my own question to this query: what are
>institutions who have ISI planning to do? I suspect that many schools
>do not have the financial resources to run both products so will have
>to make a decision down the road if SCOPUS becomes a real contender.
>Any comments on how this decision will be made, especially since many
>of us have purchased 'perpetual access' to ISI, will be most
appreciated.
>
>Helen M. Aiello
>Serials/Electronic Resources Librarian
>Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT
>
>
>At 01:35 PM 9/8/2005, Cynthia Swope wrote:
>
>
>>I'd like to hear comments from institutions who are using Elsevier's
>>new and pricey search engine. It looks great, but is it worth the
>>money?
>>
>>Cindy Swope
>>Himmelfarb Library
