Latest Comments
In response to: EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) 03/07/2013 - 06/30/2013
Rob Tench [Visitor]
It's intuitive, provides links to the Library's journals, databases, and subject guides, and allows a lot of search options. Response time was great. I would have liked to have seen a Public Administration and Urban Studies subject discipline, but that's a minor quibble. It was nice to see the Library & Information Science subject discipline though. With so many links to information in a number of resources, it really puts the "discover" in discovery services. It's a good product!
In response to: Data Citation Index 04/30/2013 - 05/22/2013
Rob Tench [Visitor]
I think students will value the google-like search behavior and features of this database. They will also like the many ways that searches can be refined. It's also easy to find the full-text article by clicking on Article Linker). Researchers will appreciate the option of saving citations to endnote. I don't know how this compares to similar citation products, but Irate this database very highly.
In response to: Data-Planet Statistical Datasets 04/16/2013 - 05/16/2013
Rob Tench [Visitor]
I'm wasn't even sure what I was doing in this database --- I could never quite figure it out. I clicked on several categories and options to get data but often didn't know how to bring up information. There are a lot of drop-downs and options for setting up searches --- I just never had much luck getting anything to work. It was confusing! The print is small and challenging to read. There is a lot of data in this resource, but I think patrons may have a problem with discovering it.
In response to: Statista 04/09/2013 - 05/08/2013
Rob Tench [Visitor]
This is a very busy database. It contains a lot of statistical information in a wide variety of categories. However, I didn't find the database easy to use. It takes several steps to get to a table. I searched a couple of subjects to narrow my topic, and it took me quite a while to get there. Then I had to download the file. I would prefer to type in a search and then be sent directly to what I wanted to find.
Information is current though. I like the chart of the day option.
Information is current though. I like the chart of the day option.
In response to: EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) 03/07/2013 - 06/30/2013
Amin Dharamsi [Visitor]
I have not had a chance to evaluate this service, but if it provides a single entry point to a wide array of references - and if we do not currently have any other equivalent service - then I believe it would be worth subscribing to the service.
