How big is a database versus how is a database big
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to examine the sizes of databases.
Design/methodology/approach
The paper illustrates the various dimensions of some library and information science (LIS) databases and database subsets, and the implications of these differences.
Findings
Enhancements of database records by cited references have great potential for guiding the searcher to cited and cited references.
Originality/value
Illustrates the various dimensions of some LIS databases and database subsets, and the implications of these differences.
Keywords
Citation
Jacsó, P. (2007), "How big is a database versus how is a database big", Online Information Review, Vol. 31 No. 4, pp. 533-536. https://doi.org/10.1108/14684520710780467
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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