BIBLIOGRAPHIES AFRICANISTES COURANTES : UNE COMPARAISON

CURRENT AFRICAN BIBLIOGRAPHIES: A COMPARISON Five internationally used current bibliographies are here compared with respect to their coverage of the periodical literature, the degree of their overlapping, and three basic aspects of their layout (list of analyzed periodicals, arrangement of refere...

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Main Author: Marcel d'Hertefelt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Gents Afrika Platform, Afrika Brug 1991-02-01
Series:Afrika Focus
Online Access:https://ojs.ugent.be/AF/article/view/4070
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spelling doaj-5e7ec59b435c4fcf9aaf63170323e93f2020-11-24T23:03:36ZengGents Afrika Platform, Afrika BrugAfrika Focus0772-084X0772-084X1991-02-017110.21825/af.v7i1.40704070BIBLIOGRAPHIES AFRICANISTES COURANTES : UNE COMPARAISONMarcel d'HertefeltCURRENT AFRICAN BIBLIOGRAPHIES: A COMPARISON Five internationally used current bibliographies are here compared with respect to their coverage of the periodical literature, the degree of their overlapping, and three basic aspects of their layout (list of analyzed periodicals, arrangement of references, index construction). As regards coverage, the most striking conclusion is the low to minimal rate of overlapping, so that it would be rather risky for the student to rely on one bibliography only, even the most extensive. Coverage, of course, is not the sole factor in assessing the value of a bibliography. The five bibliographies differ widely in their organisation and are by far not equally easy to use.https://ojs.ugent.be/AF/article/view/4070
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title BIBLIOGRAPHIES AFRICANISTES COURANTES : UNE COMPARAISON
title_short BIBLIOGRAPHIES AFRICANISTES COURANTES : UNE COMPARAISON
title_full BIBLIOGRAPHIES AFRICANISTES COURANTES : UNE COMPARAISON
title_fullStr BIBLIOGRAPHIES AFRICANISTES COURANTES : UNE COMPARAISON
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publishDate 1991-02-01
description CURRENT AFRICAN BIBLIOGRAPHIES: A COMPARISON Five internationally used current bibliographies are here compared with respect to their coverage of the periodical literature, the degree of their overlapping, and three basic aspects of their layout (list of analyzed periodicals, arrangement of references, index construction). As regards coverage, the most striking conclusion is the low to minimal rate of overlapping, so that it would be rather risky for the student to rely on one bibliography only, even the most extensive. Coverage, of course, is not the sole factor in assessing the value of a bibliography. The five bibliographies differ widely in their organisation and are by far not equally easy to use.
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