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Measuring The Value Of Professional Indexing, Philip Hider, Pru Mitchell, Robert Parkes

Pru Mitchell

This study provides both a quantitative estimate and qualitative analysis of the additional ‘retrieval power’ that professionally assigned subject indexing affords users of a typical database in the field of education. A full version of Informit’s A+ Education database and one stripped of its subject indexing were searched by four research assistants tasked with compiling exhaustive bibliographies on forty-eight topics. The searchers were then surveyed about their use of the two databases, while their bibliographies and search logs were also examined. A two-way ANOVA model was constructed to estimate the percentage of additional resources found by the searchers on the …

Innovative Practices For Systematic Reviews Of Literature, David P. Atkins

David P Atkins

This presentation outlines research and data management strategies in performing a systematic review of peer-reviewed journal articles across all academic disciplines. Tools discussed include Scopus and EndNote.

Christianity And Libraries: A Selective Bibliography, Gregory A. Smith

Gregory A. Smith

Provides an introduction to a searchable bibliography of 340 sources that explore various connections between Christian faith and practice, on the one hand, and the world of libraries and information, on the other. Explains the rationale for the bibliography and describes its scope and content. Provides eight tips for successful searching.

Superior Karst Management Through Superior Data Management: The Karst Information Portal, E. Spencer Fleury, George H. Veni, Todd A. Chavez, Penelope J. Boston, Diana E. Northup, H. Len Vacher, Pat Seiser

Todd A. Chavez

Effective stewardship of caves and karst areas requires access to and efficient analysis of a diverse range of information. Vital data are scattered throughout specialty mainstream journals, which even for a single project could include fields such as ecology, hydrogeology, contaminant transport, toxicology, engineering geology and law. Additionally, volumes of crucial information often lie in diffi­cult-to-find gray literature. Management recommendations and decisions should be based on assessments of state-of-the-art information, but fall short when im­portant patterns and relationships are overlooked.

The Karst Information Portal (KIP) offers a solution to these problems. Con­ceived in 2005 and launched in June 2007, KIP …

Why Don’T I Fall Out When A Roller Coaster Goes Upside Down?, Susan Cole

Susan Westerberg Cole

No abstract provided.

Rachel Carson: Selected Reading List (Library Of Congress), Susan Cole

Susan Westerberg Cole

No abstract provided.

Is It Possible To Fry An Egg On The Sidewalk If It’S Hot Enough?, Susan Cole

Susan Westerberg Cole

No abstract provided.

Are Black-Eyed Peas Really Peas?, Susan Cole

Susan Westerberg Cole

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How Did The Squash Get Its Name?, Susan Cole

Susan Westerberg Cole

No abstract provided.