Journal Overlap of the Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts and Web of Science Databases. Issue 2 (3rd April 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kimball, Rusty
• Is Part Of: Science & technology libraries. Volume 37:Issue 2(2018)
• Page Start: 152
• Page End: 170
• Publication Date: 2018-04-03
• Subjects: Abstract and indexing databases -- journal overlap analysis -- geoscience librarianship -- budgeting -- atmospheric sciences and meteorology; Science and technology libraries -- Periodicals; Wetenschappelijke bibliotheken; Natuurwetenschappen; Techniek; Sciences -- Bibliothèques -- Périodiques; Technologie -- Bibliothèques -- Périodiques; Ressource Internet (Descripteur de forme); Périodique électronique (Descripteur de forme); 026.5
• DOI: 10.1080/0194262X.2017.1417952
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0194-262X

Abstract

ABSTRACT: A journal overlap analysis was performed between the academic library databases Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts (MGA) and Web of Science. This overlap analysis determined that there are 1263 serial titles common to both Web of Science and MGA with a full 87 percent of the 1447 MGA journals/serials indexed in Web of Science. In all, 5.47 percent of Web of Science journals are indexed in MGA. The size of this overlap may have potential implications for library collections.