Google Scholar Out-Performs Many Subscription Databases when Keyword Searching. A Review of: Walters, W. H. (2009). Google Scholar search performance: Comparative recall and precision. portal: Libraries and the Academy, 9(1), 5-24.
<b>Objective</b> – To compare the search performance (i.e., recall and precision) of Google Scholar with that of 11 other bibliographic databases when using a keyword search to find references on later-life migration. <br><b>Design</b> – Comparative database evaluation....
Main Author: | Giovanna Badia |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Alberta
2010-09-01
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Series: | Evidence Based Library and Information Practice |
Online Access: | http://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/EBLIP/article/view/8543/7347 |
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