The value of multiple database searching to scholarly research productivity

Science and Technology Libraries

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 17-29

  Wenger, Charles B ^a  

^a DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Benefit; Cost benefit; Database centralization; Dissertation research; Duplication of research; Effectiveness; Engineering Research; Multiple database searching; Research productivity; Scholarly research; Scientific research; Value

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATABASE SYSTEMS; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; INDEXING (OF INFORMATION); INFORMATION SCIENCE; STUDENTS; SURVEYS; VALUE ENGINEERING; WEBSITES;

DATABASE CENTRALIZATION; DISSERTATION RESEARCH; MULTIPLE DATABASE SEARCHING; SCHOLARLY RESEARCH PRODUCTIVITY; SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH; WEB ACCESS;

ONLINE SEARCHING;

EID: 3142765332     PISSN: 0194262X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J122v23n01_03     Document Type: Article

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