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ERIC Number: EJ450450
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-0740-8188
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The Yield of Bibliographic Databases.
Kowalski, Kazimierz; Hackett, Timothy P.
Library and Information Science Research, v14 n2 p157-65 Apr-Jun 1992
Demonstrates a means for estimating the number of retrieved items using well-established selective dissemination of information (SDI) profiles in the SCI, INSPEC, ISMEC, CAS, and PASCAL databases. A correlation between individual database size and number of retrieved documents in technical fields is also examined. (17 references) (LAE)
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Comparative Analysis, Correlation, Information Retrieval, Online Searching, Relevance (Information Retrieval), Scientific and Technical Information, Search Strategies, Selective Dissemination of Information, Statistical Analysis, User Needs (Information)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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