E-journals from China: Technical and Collection Issues

Atwill, Yurong Y.

doi:10.1016/j.acalib.2005.09.001

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“…This work attempts to determine the extent of current coverage of mainland Chinese sources in selected Western science and technology databases and highlights additional databases that librarians can explore to address coverage gaps related to the Chinese science and technology literature. Ministry of Science and Technology, was the very first corporation in mainland China with databases of Chinese information resources as its core business (Atwill, 2005). The VIP products have not been widely marketed to libraries overseas, therefore this study will exclude VIP offerings and instead include Superstar, a more recent entry to the Chinese journal aggregator market.…”

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Chinese Sci-Tech Journal Databases

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Atwill

2022

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Western indexing tools have a documented English-language bias, which contributes to the challenges facing researchers publishing in their native language. There are actions that librarians can take to mitigate this bias such as including information on library guides about indexes that highlight resources not covered by traditional sci-tech indexing tools. This article introduces three academic journal databases from China that are available for North American and other institutions. With a focus on sci-tech journals, basic descriptions of coverage and functionality of these resources is presented. Significant quantities of Chinese sci-tech information are not indexed by Western sci-tech abstract and indexing tools but are available via the databases discussed.

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Chinese Sci-Tech Journal Databases

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Atwill

2022

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“…Search results can be very different for terms used, in Chinese and/or English, and some articles are hard to find; it depends on the metadata or level of metadata indexed for keywords and/or full-text searching. Although all three databases allow browsing of individual journals, some provide only selected journals and do not provide a cover-to-cover surrogate for the print (Atwill, 2005). When discussing e-book development in China, Anthony W. Ferguson mentioned that the lack of display standards forced library patrons to learn multiple software front ends and remember which collection does what (Ferguson & Ko, 2004).…”

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“…Yurong Y. Atwill compared and discussed some technical issues of three major e-journal databases from China (Atwill, 2005). Search results can be very different for terms used, in Chinese and/or English, and some articles are hard to find; it depends on the metadata or level of metadata indexed for keywords and/or full-text searching.…”

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Leveraging NISO Standards and Best Practices to Improve Discovery and Access of Digital Resources

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Deng²,

Xue³

2016

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Abstract:To tackle issues related to metadata and improve discovery of and access to digital resources, National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has developed a series of standards and recommended best practices. The impact of these standards has been discussed in depth. However, no research has been done in the areas of how those standards and best practices can be used for digital resources in Chinese, and strategies for implementing those standards. This paper aims to identify common issues in discovery of and access to Chinese digital resources; suggest feasible solutions; discuss how to leverage NISO standards and recommended practices; and recommend ways to promote the standards and best practices to stakeholders. ABSTRACTTo tackle issues related to metadata and improve discovery of and access to digital resources, National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has developed a series of standards and recommended best practices. The impact of these standards has been discussed in depth. However, no research has been done in the areas of how those standards and best practices can be used for digital resources in Chinese, and strategies for implementing those standards. This paper aims to identify common issues in discovery of and access to Chinese digital resources; suggest feasible solutions; discuss how to leverage NISO standards and recommended practices; and recommend ways to promote the standards and best practices to stakeholders.

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E-journals from China: Technical and Collection Issues

Cited by 2 publications

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Chinese Sci-Tech Journal Databases

Chinese Sci-Tech Journal Databases

Leveraging NISO Standards and Best Practices to Improve Discovery and Access of Digital Resources

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