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Comparing Bibliometric Analysis Using PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science Databases
Published on: October 24, 2019
Defrosting the digital library: bibliographic tools for the next generation web
Duncan Hull1, Steve R Pettifer, Douglas B Kell
1School of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK. duncan.hull@cs.man.ac.uk
Plos Computational Biology
|November 1, 2008
Summary
Digital libraries for computational biologists are often impersonal and inaccessible. New web applications aim to improve accessibility and usability, making these resources warmer and more useful for researchers.
Area of Science:
- Computational Biology
- Bioinformatics
- Scientific Information Management
Background:
- Scientists increasingly rely on digital libraries for managing bibliographic information.
- Current digital libraries can be impersonal, isolated, and inaccessible, hindering scientific workflow.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review the current state of digital libraries for computational biologists.
- To highlight challenges in data and metadata management.
- To explore new web applications that enhance digital library accessibility and usability.
Main Methods:
- Review of existing digital libraries (e.g., PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar).
- Analysis of typical user workflows and data management issues (e.g., URIs).
- Examination of emerging web applications (e.g., Zotero, Mendeley, CiteULike).
Main Results:
- Identified limitations in current digital libraries, including lack of personalization and integration.
- Highlighted problems with managing data and metadata using Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs).
- Showcased new applications that offer more personal, sociable, and integrated access to information.
Conclusions:
- Emerging web applications are beginning to 'defrost' digital libraries, making them more accessible.
- Future development should focus on creating warmer, more useful resources for both human users and machines.
- Addressing specific issues will be crucial for improving the utility of web-based scientific libraries.
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