Comparison of Agricultural Database Subject Overlap

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dc.contributor.authorRitchie, Stephanie
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-18T21:41:58Z
dc.date.available2018-06-18T21:41:58Z
dc.date.issued2018-05-15
dc.descriptionPresentation from the 2018 U.S. Agricultural Information Network (USAIN) Conference.en_US
dc.description.abstractAgricultural researchers and science librarians must understand which research literature databases provide the most comprehensive coverage of agricultural subjects to support research inquiries. Once the domain of a few specialized databases, agricultural research literature is now covered by broad, multidisciplinary databases. The purpose of this study was to determine the most comprehensive database(s) for agricultural literature searching in terms of the scope of agricultural subject content provided by each database. We compared eight databases that cover a sample set of agricultural research literature for a range of agricultural sub-topics to determine how much overlap exists and which database(s) best support discovery of agricultural research literature. We found that the multidisciplinary databases provided the most comprehensive coverage and that one of the agriculture specific databases matched the coverage provided by the multidisciplinary databases. This study will help researchers and librarians determine where to invest their effort and resources when looking to find agricultural research content.en_US
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/M2T727J9P
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/20662
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_us
dc.relation.isAvailableAtUniversity of Maryland Librariesen_us
dc.relation.isAvailableAtUniversity of Maryland (College Park, MD)en_us
dc.subjectdatabasesen_US
dc.subjectoverlap analysisen_US
dc.subjectagricultural researchen_US
dc.titleComparison of Agricultural Database Subject Overlapen_US
dc.typePresentationen_US

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