A Practical Comparison of Scopus and Web of Science

Author(s)/Creator(s)

A. Ben Wagner, University at Buffalo

Document Type

Presentation

Date

2015

Keywords

scopus, web of science, comparison

Disciplines

Library and Information Science

Description/Abstract

Few organizations can afford both Web of Science and Scopus, making it difficult for librarians to make in-depth comparisons to support acquisition decisions. The new SUNY-wide Elsevier Big Deal included access to Scopus making it possible for our unversity to perform a review based on the current and much improved interfaces of both databases. Search, display, & analysis features will be compared with a special emphasis on author/institution disambiguation via clustering and citation metrics.

Recommended Citation

Wagner, A. Ben, "A Practical Comparison of Scopus and Web of Science" (2015). Upstate New York Science Librarians Conference. 70.
https://surface.syr.edu/nyscilib/70

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