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Bibliographic Index Coverage of a Multidisciplinary Field.
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Journal of the American Society for Information Science & Technology . Dec2003, Vol. 54 Issue 14, p1305-1312. 8p. - Publication Year :
- 2003
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Abstract
- This study examines the literature of a multidisciplinary field, later-life migration, and evaluates the effectiveness of 12 bibliographic databases in indexing that literature. Five journals--three in social gerontology, one in rural sociology, and one in regional science--account for 40% of the papers published in this area. The disciplines that publish the most work on later-life migration are not necessarily those that provide the best index coverage, however. Moreover, four multidisciplinary databases each provide better index coverage than any single-subject index. The relatively low degree of overlap among the 12 databases suggests that scholars working on topics such as later-life migration must continue to rely on a wide range of bibliographic tools, both disciplinary and multidisciplinary. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15322882
- Volume :
- 54
- Issue :
- 14
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of the American Society for Information Science & Technology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 11675113
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/asi.10337