Undergraduate Full Text Databases: Bell and Howell Medical Complete and InfoTrac Health Reference Center-Academic

Authors

Lutishoor Salisbury, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Bryan Davidson, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Alberta Bailey, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Date of this Version

Fall 2000

Document Type

Article

Citation

Journal of Southern Academic and Special Librarianship (Fall 2000) 2(1-2). ISSN: 1525-321X. Also available at http://southernlibrarianship.icaap.org/content/v02n01/salisbury_l01.html.

Comments

Copyright 2000, the authors. Used by permission.

Abstract

This study compares and contrasts InfoTrac and ProQuest primarily as full-text resources to supplement retrieval of references contained in the CINAHL database. These databases are analyzed by examining their scope in terms of the number and types of serials covered within specific areas using Ulrich's subject headings. Another important aspect of this study relates to the effectiveness of the two search engines for end-user retrieval and collection development.