ERIC Number: EJ1249729
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Mar
Pages: 20
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ISSN: ISSN-0010-0870
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Science A&I Database Holdings at ARL and Oberlin Group Libraries, 2011-2016: A Longitudinal Study
Klassen, Timothy W.
College & Research Libraries, v81 n2 p215-234 Mar 2020
After instituting major cuts to discipline-specific science abstracting and indexing (A&I) databases at an ARL library due to significant budget cuts, the author sought to determine if such cuts were being made by other academic libraries and what trends could be found in holdings of such databases. Annually, over the course of eight years, 108 ARL libraries and 74 Oberlin Group library website A-Z database lists were reviewed to look for the presence of 21 Science and Technology A&I databases. Additions and cancellations were recorded and verified. The results indicate little change in the holdings of several discipline-specific databases including MathsciNet, SciFinder Scholar, and GeoRef, while there were declines in holdings of several other databases including INSPEC, Biological Abstracts, and Compendex. Also measured were holdings of Proquest and EBSCO science A&I databases, which saw small declines in holdings, as well as holdings of comprehensive A&I databases Scopus and Web of Science, which saw a significant increase for Scopus holdings.
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Academic Libraries, Library Materials, Budgeting, Retrenchment, Sciences, Periodicals, Research Libraries
Association of College and Research Libraries. 50 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611. e-mail: acrl@ala.org; Web site: http://crl.acrl.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Data File: URL: https://doi.org/10.7939/DVN/JDNPNC