Evaluating an Interdisciplinary Research Collection

Use of the Checklist Method for Content Evaluation of Full-text Databases

“…In the Academic Search Premier database, 54 of the 78 LRTS full-text entries were classified there, while 13 …”

“…15 Utilizing the author's second method, Heidenwolf used citations from five epidemiology journals to evaluate the epidemiology collection in the University of Michigan Library system and its Public Health Library. 16 Gleason and Deffenbaugh selected citations from three biblical studies journals to evaluate the University of Notre Dame Library's holdings on that topic. 17 In addition to other methods, Crawley-Low evaluated the University of Saskatchewan's toxicology collection by using citations to books from a three-year run of the Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology as a checklist.…”

Social Gerontology—Integrative and Territorial Aspects: A Citation Analysis of Subject Scatter and Database Coverage

“…Mack (1991) compared a citation analysis of the journal Signs with a faculty survey, and found that there was a correlation between the most frequently cited journals and those ranked highest by faculty. Heidenwolf (1994) checked citations from key epidemiology journals to determine the availability of the cited materials in the University of Michigan's Public Health Library. Mahowald (1995) identified core materials by format and language for Russian and Slavic history.…”

Van gedrukte naar elektronische tijdschriften: gevolgen voor publicatiemodellen en evaluatiemethoden

“…Een voorbeeld is het onderzoek dat Heidenwolf (1994) Het is verleidelijk om bij de samenstelling van een citaatlijst uit te gaan van publicaties van medewerkers behorend tot de eigen instelling. Het dekkingspercentage dat men bij een dergelijk onderzoek vindt, geeft in feite aan in welke mate de medewerkers voor hun werk konden terugvallen op de bibliotheek van de eigen instelling.…”