Colleagues,
I would second Rebecca's appeal. We at UVA are looking at hard choices and finding it hard to decide how to streamline our databases. Would a discussion among vendors such as EBSCO, Wilson, and ProQuest be something that ARLIS might sponsor?
Thanks,
lucie
Lucie Wall Stylianopoulos
Head, Fiske Kimball Fine Arts Library
University of Virginia
Bayly Drive Box 400131
Charlottesville, VA. 22904-4131
434-924-6604
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On 10/28/09 11:13 AM, "Rebecca Cooper" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
All,
This would be a great opportunity for a collaborative project, I think. Could we get together an interested group of individuals who could create a spreadsheet comparing coverage? Many hands make light work!
-Rebecca Cooper
Architecture and Instruction Librarian
University of Virginia
On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 5:14 PM, Vincelli, Deborah <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Dear Colleagues,
I had posted this query on the ARLISNY listserv last week and got a very helpful response from Ted Goodman. I was wondering if anyone else in ARLISNA had any thoughts on the following.
We are currently evaluating Ebsco's Art & Architecture Complete which, according to the vendor, provides full-text coverage of more than 250 periodicals, and indexing and abstracts for more than 630 academic journals, magazines and trade publications.
We are having a difficult time assessing how the coverage (titles, dates and full-text availability) of this product compares with that of databases to which we already subscribe, such as Art Index, for instance.
If anyone has any information or advice, we would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks,
Deborah Vincelli
Electronic Resources and Instructional Services Librarian
Thomas J. Watson Library
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY, 10028
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