SEARCHING FOR CURRENT GEOSCIENCE LITERATURE

2004 Denver Annual Meeting (November 7–10, 2004)
Paper No. 193-2

Presentation Time: 8:15 AM-8:30 AM
SEARCHING FOR CURRENT GEOSCIENCE LITERATURE
SCOTT, Mary W., Geology Library, The Ohio State Univ, 180 Orton Hall, 155 S. Oval Dr, Columbus, OH 43210, scott.36@osu.edu. Keeping up with the literature, conducting comprehensive geoscience literature searches, and efficiently finding the most relevant literature in today’s changing world of publications and accessibility is challenging. How well do the geoscience information tools meet this challenge? A comparison study of four tools (two geoscience databases, one science database, and one Internet search engine) looked at the geographic coverage, subject content, source material indexed, formats included, and currency of each of the tools. The results of the study provide data for selection of appropriate information tools and improvement of the traditional tools. The databases included in the study were GeoRef, produced by the American Geological Institute; GEOBASE, produced by Elsevier; Science Citation Index Expanded, produced by the Institute for Scientific Information; and Scirus, a comprehensive science-specific Internet search engine.
2004 Denver Annual Meeting (November 7–10, 2004) General Information for this Meeting

Session No. 193 Geoscience Information/Communication Colorado Convention Center: 605 8:00 AM-12:00 PM, Wednesday, November 10, 2004 Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 36, No. 5, p. 449
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