Date: Sat, 8 Dec 2007 17:54:31 +0530
From: ayesha khatoon
Documentation Research and Training Centre
8th Mile Mysore Road, R.V. College Post
Bangalore-560059
Seminar
Comparative Analysis of Citation Databases: Web of Science, Scopus and
Google Scholar
The volume of scientific literature grew exponentially as a result of
increased R& D activities after World War II. This posed different
problems for users and indexers of information. The shortcomings of
traditional subject indexes resulted in duplication of scientific
activity. Sometimes, the terms used in subject index were ambiguous. These
problems necessitated a unified index to scientific literature that was
current, free from semantic difficulties and not dependent on the
knowledge of subject indexers. Citation index emerged not only as
retrieval tool but also used as an evaluation tool for evaluating
scientists and to provide a way to search for and analyze the literature
in a way not possible through simple keyword/topical searching. It also
enables users to gather data on the "impact" of individual authors and
journals, as well as assessing particular areas of research activity and
publication. ISI (Thomson Scientific) citation databases have been used
for decades as the only tools for locating citations. ISI databases
(currently known as Web of Science), however, may no longer be sufficient
because it covers only journal articles. There are other citation
databases, which covers non-journal documents also.
This seminar will present a pilot study of the new citation databases
like, Google Scholar & Scopus. Its features, strength and limitations etc.
Speaker: Ayesha Khatoon
2nd Year ADIS
All are cordially invited
Venue: DRTC Classroom
Date: 12th December, 2007
Time: 2 p.m.
