Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ628322
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2000
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Undergraduate Full Text Databases: "Bell and Howell Medical Complete" and "InfoTrac Health Reference Center - Academic."
Salisbury, Lutishoor; Davidson, Bryan; Bailey, Alberta
Journal of Southern Academic and Special Librarianship, v2 n1-2 Fall 2000
Compares/contrasts InfoTrac and ProQuest primarily as full-text resources to supplement retrieval of references contained in the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) database. These databases are analyzed by examining their scope in terms of the number and types of serials covered within specific areas using "Ulrich's" subject headings. Addressed the effectiveness of the two search engines for end-user retrieval and collection development. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Databases, Indexes, Information Retrieval, Information Sources, Online Searching, Periodicals, Reference Materials
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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