Are Bibliographic Management Software Search Interfaces Reliable?: A Comparison between Search Results Obtained Using Database Interfaces and the EndNote Online Search Function

Authors

Megan Fitzgibbons, McGill University
Deborah Meert, McGill UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2010

Volume

36

Issue

2

Journal

The Journal of Academic Librarianship

First Page

144

URL with Digital Object Identifier

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2010.01.005

Last Page

150

Abstract

The use of bibliographic management software and its internal search interfaces is now pervasive among researchers. This study compares the results between searches conducted in academic databases' search interfaces versus the EndNote search interface. The results show mixed search reliability, depending on the database and type of search performed.

Notes

Deborah Meert is currently a librarian at The University of Western Ontario.