Data solutions provider DataSalon Ltd, UK, has announced a partnership with JISC Collections to launch a free online database comparison tool, the Academic Database Assessment Tool. The new tool seeks to help libraries make informed decisions on future subscriptions to online resources.
The Academic Database Assessment Tool provides access to detailed information and title lists for major bibliographic and full text databases. It also delivers key service information for database and eBook content platforms. This enables librarians to quickly compare and contrast key items to assist in the purchase decision process. These include a list of titles included in each database; search features available; linking methods; and metadata standards and methods of access provided to these resources.
With strong support from university librarians in the UK, a prototype version of this tool was launched at the end of 2006. As the information for this tool is provided directly by relevant content suppliers and publishers, librarians will have the opportunity to access the latest information on the resources they already subscribe to. Also, librarians can subscribe to the email altering service notifying them when suppliers update their listings.
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