Thursday, May 08, 2014

Paramount to the UConn Libraries work at providing access to needed information is analyzing our current resources and understanding how library resources are used. This is an essential part of our stewardship of UConn Libraries’ collections.

As part of this work, I seek your feedback about your use of  Web of Science, Scopus and Google Scholar.

·         Web of Science, Scopus and Google Scholar have the following features:
o   Search functionality to retrieve article citations
o   Analysis features to analyze article, author, and journal impact

Thinking of your most frequent use of Web of Science, Scopus or Google Scholar  please describe:

1.       Do you regularly make use of either  Web of Science, Scopus  or Google Scholar?

If so…

2.        Which resource do you use most often?
3.       In the resource most frequently used, how do you use the search functionality compared to the analysis features? (Please consider frequency of use, importance to you, etc.)
4.       If you use more than one of these tools, why do you use more than one? What features do not overlap?


If you have additional comments or questions about Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar, or if you wish to share more details about how (or if) you use these tools in your research and teaching, please respond at your earliest convenience.  However, responses  by May 23, 2014 would be most appreciated. 



Google Scholar : http://scholar.google.com/


Thank you and best regards,

Arta Dobbs

Joint UCONN Libraries and UCONN Health Library Resources Analysis Project



Arta Dobbs
Collection Management Librarian
University of Connecticut Health Center
L.M. Stowe Library
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Farmington, CT  06034-4003
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Fax: 860-679-2278
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