TY - JOUR
T1 - What Are We Missing? A Snapshot of Difficult-to-Find International Online Resources
AU - Lenkart, Joseph James
AU - Trei, Kelli Jean
PY - 2017/4/3
Y1 - 2017/4/3
N2 - The proliferation of international research resources for sciences has improved scholarly communication and strengthened networks of research communities around the world. This study examined thirty-five portals, digital libraries, online repositories, bibliographies, etc., from Africa, Asia, Australia/Oceania, Europe, North America, and South America. The study observed trends in language, scope, access, type of resource, and search capabilities included in these resources. Moreover, this study highlights the partnerships necessary for these resources to thrive and the role of library professionals in conveying these unique resources to a broader community of scholars.
AB - The proliferation of international research resources for sciences has improved scholarly communication and strengthened networks of research communities around the world. This study examined thirty-five portals, digital libraries, online repositories, bibliographies, etc., from Africa, Asia, Australia/Oceania, Europe, North America, and South America. The study observed trends in language, scope, access, type of resource, and search capabilities included in these resources. Moreover, this study highlights the partnerships necessary for these resources to thrive and the role of library professionals in conveying these unique resources to a broader community of scholars.
KW - Online resources
KW - digital libraries
KW - life sciences
KW - portals
KW - repositories
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U2 - 10.1080/0194262X.2017.1313154
DO - 10.1080/0194262X.2017.1313154
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85018265825
VL - 36
SP - 170
EP - 186
JO - Science and Technology Libraries
JF - Science and Technology Libraries
SN - 0194-262X
IS - 2
ER -