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2008 Joint Meeting of The Geological Society of America, Soil Science Society of America, American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies with the Gulf Coast Section of SEPM

Paper No. 14
Presentation Time: 5:15 PM

GeoRef, ISI Web of Knowledge, Google Scholar - What Is the Future for Abstracting and Indexing Services in the Geosciences?


SCOTT, Mary W., Geology Library, The Ohio State Univ, 180 Orton Hall, 155 S. Oval Dr, Columbus, OH 43210, scott.36@osu.edu

Access to previous results of research is basic to all research. Recent articles on information resources in high-energy physics and engineering have raised questions about the relevance of commercial abstracting and indexing services in those fields. Do the same questions apply to the geosciences? What is the first choice for students and researchers for searching today? Preliminary results from a survey of faculty and students suggest that GeoRef is not the first place they look.

Session No. 328

T198. Libraries in Transformation: Exploring Topics of Changing Practices and New Technologies
Wednesday, 8 October 2008: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 40, No. 6, p.527
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