... literacy Indexes Higher education Scientific research A number of studies have evaluated the comparative advantages of web-scale discovery and subject databases, often looking at usability, usefulness of features and coverage of relevant literature. While students may prefer web-scale discovery...

...Carl A. Lehnen; Glenda M. Insua Purpose The wide adoption of web-scale discovery tools calls into question the usefulness and viability of traditional subject indexes. This study examines this question of usefulness in the context of the discipline of literary studies. To what extent can...

...Ellen Sutton; Lori Foulke Librarians increasingly encounter decisions related to the use and/or purchase of an expanding body of bibliographic databases. This article examines the coverage of anthropology literatures in major academic indexes widely available in electronic format. Eight databases...