Experiences of some bibliographic databases in forestry

Experiences of some bibliographic databases in forestry

The usefulness of some international bibliographic databases for Finnish forest researchers was studied. In this study, 26 gratis online searches from one or more databases was made. The searches were carried out using mainly AGRICOLA, BIOSIS and CAB databases. The most used database was...

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Main Authors: Karjalainen, Annikki, Hyväkkä, Lauri, Kärki-Folkersma, Sini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Finnish Society of Forest Science 1983-01-01
Series:Silva Fennica
Online Access:https://www.silvafennica.fi/article/5184
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spelling doaj-762ee54613bc428d94982e2592da117f2020-11-25T03:01:11ZengFinnish Society of Forest ScienceSilva Fennica2242-40751983-01-0117210.14214/sf.a15100Experiences of some bibliographic databases in forestryKarjalainen, AnnikkiHyväkkä, LauriKärki-Folkersma, Sini The usefulness of some international bibliographic databases for Finnish forest researchers was studied. In this study, 26 gratis online searches from one or more databases was made. The searches were carried out using mainly AGRICOLA, BIOSIS and CAB databases. The most used database was CAB, which includes Forestry Abstracts. The relevance of the references retrieved was evaluated by the users. Recall, precision, novelty and overlap of the references were measured. The users evaluated the results and costs of their search. Some previous comparable studies are reviewed. The PDF includes a summary in English.https://www.silvafennica.fi/article/5184
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author Karjalainen, Annikki
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Experiences of some bibliographic databases in forestry
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title Experiences of some bibliographic databases in forestry
title_short Experiences of some bibliographic databases in forestry
title_full Experiences of some bibliographic databases in forestry
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publisher Finnish Society of Forest Science
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publishDate 1983-01-01
description The usefulness of some international bibliographic databases for Finnish forest researchers was studied. In this study, 26 gratis online searches from one or more databases was made. The searches were carried out using mainly AGRICOLA, BIOSIS and CAB databases. The most used database was CAB, which includes Forestry Abstracts. The relevance of the references retrieved was evaluated by the users. Recall, precision, novelty and overlap of the references were measured. The users evaluated the results and costs of their search. Some previous comparable studies are reviewed. The PDF includes a summary in English.
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