Journal article
JISC's Academic Database Assessment Tool as a Collection Development and Management Tool for Bibliographic Databases
Collection management, v 34(3), pp 234-241
01 Jan 2009
Abstract
The Academic Database Assessment Tool (ADAT) from the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) enables users to compile and compare journal title lists from many different suppliers. The makers claim that this tool can help identify overlap of coverage among comparable databases and platforms. This article provides an overview of the tool's major features, including limitations, and how it can be used in academic libraries to make informed collection development and management decisions regarding electronic databases.
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- Title
- JISC's Academic Database Assessment Tool as a Collection Development and Management Tool for Bibliographic Databases
- Creators
- Jay Bhatt - Drexel UniversityDana Denick - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Collection management, v 34(3), pp 234-241
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Number of pages
- 8
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- DUL Administrative Services
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000213171200009
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-70449125893
- Other Identifier
- 991019168485704721
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- Information Science & Library Science