EBSCO and ProQuest in eIFL EBSCO and ProQuest in eIFL CountriesCountries

Paper prepared by Biljana Kosanovic and KoBSONPaper prepared by Biljana Kosanovic and KoBSON

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MethodMethod

analysis at the individual journal title levelanalysis at the individual journal title level

citation analysis as the objective method of judging the citation analysis as the objective method of judging the

quality of journals (JCR)quality of journals (JCR)

journal title lists provided by aggregators on April, 2003journal title lists provided by aggregators on April, 2003

only full-text journals with ISSN only full-text journals with ISSN o aggregators abbreviated journal titles in their own wayaggregators abbreviated journal titles in their own way

o eg. ISSN 0896-7385 we found three titles:eg. ISSN 0896-7385 we found three titles:

(1) Cancer Biotechnology Weekly(1) Cancer Biotechnology Weekly

(2) Cancer Weekly (2) Cancer Weekly

(3) Cancer Weekly Plus(3) Cancer Weekly Plus

Contents: sub-databasesContents: sub-databases

EBSCOEBSCO ProQuestProQuest

Academic Search PremierAcademic Search Premier ABI/INFORM Trade & IndustryABI/INFORM Trade & Industry

Business Source PremierBusiness Source Premier Agriculture Journals Agriculture Journals

MasterFILE PremierMasterFILE Premier Applied Science and Applied Science and TechnologyTechnology

Health Sou: Health Sou: Nursing/Academic Nursing/Academic

Career and Technical Career and Technical Education Education

Health Sou: Consumer Health Sou: Consumer EditionEdition

Computing Computing

Regional Business NewsRegional Business News Education Journals Education Journals

Clinical PharmacologyClinical Pharmacology General Science General Science

MEDLINE MEDLINE absabs Nursing Journals Nursing Journals comcom

ERIC ERIC absabs Social Sciences Social Sciences

Telecommunications Telecommunications

Facts about contents…Facts about contents…

EBSCOEBSCO ProQueProQuestst

Unique journal titlesUnique journal titles 69356935 22052205

Unique full-text journalsUnique full-text journals 57685768 16451645

Full-text journals with Full-text journals with impact factorimpact factor

14051405 491491

Average impact factorAverage impact factor 1.391.39 1.251.25

Common contentsCommon contents

940

EBSCOEBSCO ProQuestProQuest

705 unique705 unique titlestitles

4828 unique4828 unique titlestitles

Facts about contentsFacts about contents

EBSCOEBSCO ProQuestProQuest

Current Contents DisciplinesCurrent Contents Disciplines %% IFIF %% IFIF

Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Sci. Sci.

16.37 16.37 1.80 1.80 6.24 6.24 2.342.34

Life Sciences Life Sciences 18.96 18.96 4.20 4.20 4.87 4.87 5.28 5.28

Physical, Chemical & Earth Sciences Physical, Chemical & Earth Sciences 14.97 14.97 1.84 1.84 2.43 2.43 2.75 2.75

Clinical Medicine Clinical Medicine 21.40 21.40 2.13 2.13 5.76 5.76 3.10 3.10

Engineering, Computing & Technology Engineering, Computing & Technology 16.55 16.55 0.610.61 7.96 7.96 0.56 0.56

Electronics & Telecommunications Electronics & Telecommunications Colle.Colle.

19.23 19.23 0.930.93 14.42 14.42 1.06 1.06

Social & Behavioral Sciences Social & Behavioral Sciences 44.30 44.30 0.80 0.80 21.62 21.62 0.810.81

Business Collection Business Collection 51.07 51.07 1.101.10 11.59 11.59 1.05 1.05

Arts & Humanities Arts & Humanities 24.95 24.95 0.36 0.36 1.18 1.18 0.510.51

ConclusionConclusion

EBSCO's package:EBSCO's package:o expanded their offerexpanded their offero move to STM content move to STM content

ProQuest package:ProQuest package:o less number of titles but more significant less number of titles but more significant

content content o high number of Social Science journalshigh number of Social Science journals

Compare vendorsCompare vendors

Selection of e-resourcesSelection of e-resources Selection of contentSelection of content Evaluation of contentEvaluation of content Providing coordinators with an interface Providing coordinators with an interface

to all information resources (journals)to all information resources (journals) Database being consideredDatabase being considered