E-ViVa, the national Hellenic fulltext database on Librarianship and Information Science. Issue 4 (19th August 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Tsimpoglou, Filippos; Koukounidou, Vasiliki V.; Sakka, Eleni K.
• Editors: Sicilia, Miguel-Angel; Tsiflidou, Effie
• Is Part Of: Program. Volume 48:Issue 4(2014)
• Publication Date: 2014-08-19
• Subjects: Libraries, University and college -- Great Britain -- Automation -- Periodicals; 025.30285
• DOI: 10.1108/PROG-02-2013-0008
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0033-0337

Abstract

Abstract : Purpose: The paper presents E-ViVa (Ellinike Vivliothikonomike Vase), the national Hellenic fulltext database on Librarianship and Information Science, developed by the Library of the University of Cyprus. The objectives of E-ViVa are to identify, locate, gather, organize, index, digitize, preserve and promote the results of the research conducted in Greece and Cyprus in the scien-tific fields of Archival, Library and Information Sciences Design/methodology/approach: The paper provides data concerning the volume, the coverage, the inclusion criteria, the content, the format and the platform of the database, as well as the steps that have been followed for the development. The legal framework related with the copyright issues that are raised are also discussed. Findings: A comparison is attempted between the coverage of E-ViVa and the relative records included in five subject related databases: eLIS, LISA, LISTA, ISI-SSCI and SCOPUS. Finally the future plans for the project are presented. Research limitations/implications: Future plans concerning E-ViVa are based a) on the com-pleteness of the database, b) the linguistic expoitation of the terms used through time and c) check of Lotka's law application concerning authors. Practical implications: As the vast majority of the records and fulltext are not provided by any other organised database, E-VIVA emerges as a "must search first" for any future author of scientific paper concerning the situation on librarianship research in Greece and Cyprus. The case of E-ViVa and the methodology that was followed can be used as a pattern for developing national databases on LIS or other fields. Originality/value: E-ViVa is the only fulltext database on Librarianship and Information Science, which concentrates the related publications produced in or related to Greece and Cyprus.