Scopus database: a review

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Abstract

The Scopus database provides access to STM journal articles and the references included in those articles, allowing the searcher to search both forward and backward in time. The database can be used for collection development as well as for research. This review provides information on the key points of the database and compares it to Web of Science. Neither database is inclusive, but complements each other. If a library can only afford one, choice must be based in institutional needs.

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Journal

Journal ID (nlm-ta): Biomed Digit Libr

Title: Biomedical Digital Libraries

Publisher: BioMed Central (London )

ISSN (Electronic): 1742-5581

Publication date Collection: 2006

Publication date (Electronic): 8 March 2006

Volume: 3

Page: 1

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[1 ]University of South Alabama Biomedical Library, 316 BLB, Mobile, AL 36688, USA

Article

Publisher ID: 1742-5581-3-1

DOI: 10.1186/1742-5581-3-1

PMC ID: 1420322

PubMed ID: 16522216

SO-VID: e59d63f6-406c-4a0e-8a0f-aefb716b021e

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This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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Date received : 1 December 2004

Date accepted : 8 March 2006

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