Quantifiable characteristics of bibliographic databases*

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Hunter, J.A.

Affiliations: Zentralbibliothek der Medizin, Joseph Stelzmann Strasse 9, 5 Köln 41 (Lindenthal), Fed. Rep. Germany

Note: [*] This paper is an extended version of the lecture Quantifizierbare Merkmale von Datenbanken, presented at the Deutscher Dokumentartag 1980, Berlin (West), Fed. Rep. Germany.

Abstract: The paper considers the quantifiable characteristics of bibliographic databases from the point of view of the online user. It gives a brief overview of database properties which have been studied quantitatively: coverage, currency, costs, accuracy, indexing and retrieval efficiency. It indicates the value of such studies to the online user and where further studies would be useful.

DOI: 10.3233/ISU-1981-1106

Journal: Information Services & Use, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 31-43, 1981