"SAVVY SEARCHING" COLUMNS (Online Information Review)

Eigenfactor and Article Influence Scores in the Journal Citation Reports 34(2) 2010, (in press)

Metadata Mega Mess in Google Scholar 34(1) 2010, (in press)

Calculating the H-index and Other Bibliometric and Scientometric Indicators from Google Scholar with the Publish or Perish Software. 33(6) 2009, p. 1189-1200.

Database Source Coverage: Hypes, Vital Signs and Reality Checks. 33(5) 2009, p. 997-1007.

The H-index for Countries in Web of Science and Scopus. 33(4) 2009, p. 831-837.

Five-year Impact Factor Data in the Journal Citation Reports. 33(3) 2009, p. 603-614.

Errors of Omission and their Implication for Computing Scientometric Measures in Evaluating the Publishing Productivity and Impact of Countries. 33(2) 2009, p. 376-385.

Searching for Measurable Benefits. 33(1) 2009, p. 193-206.

How many Web-wide Search Engines Do We Need? 32(6) 2008, p. 860-865.

The Pros and Cons of Computing the H-index Using Web of Science. 32(5) 2008, p. 673-688.

The Pros and Cons of Computing the H-index Using Scopus. 32(4) 2008, p. 524-535.

The Pros and Cons of Computing the H-index Using Google Scholar. (unabridged manuscript)

The Pros and Cons of Computing the H-index Using Google Scholar. 32(3) 2008, p. 437-452. (printed version)

The Plausibility of Computing the H-index of Scholarly Productivity and Impact Using Reference Enhanced Databases. (updated version)

The Plausibility of Computing the H-index of Scholarly Productivity and Impact Using Reference Enhanced Databases.  32(2) 2008, p. 266-283. (printed version)

Google Scholar Revisited.  32(1) 2008, p. 102-114.

Software Issues Related to Cited References 31(6) 2007, p. 892-905.

The Dimensions of Cited Reference Enhanced Database Subsets.  31(5) 2007, p. 695-705.

How Big Is a Database versus How Is a Database Big.  31(4) 2007, p. 533-536.

Clustering Search Results -- Part III. The Synergy of Metasearching and Clustering. 31(3) 2007, p. 376-382.

Clustering Search Results -- Part II. Search Engines for Highly Structured Databases. 31(2) 2007, p. 234-241.

Clustering Search Results -- Part I. Web Wide Search Engines. 31(1) 2007, p. 85-91.

Open Access Ready Reference Suites. 30(6) 2006, p. 737-743.

Open Access to Scholarly Full Text Documents. 30(5) 2006, p. 587-594.

Open Access to Scholarly Indexing/Abstracting Information. 30(4) 2006, p. 461-468.

Deflated, Inflated and Phantom Citation Counts. 30(3) 2006, p. 297-309.

Dubious Hit Counts and Cuckoo's Eggs. 30(2) 2006, p. 188-193.

Pertinence in the Eye of the User. 30(1) 2006, p. 70-76.

Relevance in the Eye of the Search Software. 29(6) 2005, p. 676-682.

Visualizing Overlap and Rank Differences among Web-Wide Search Engines: Some Free Tools and Services. 29(5) 2005, p. 554-560.

Output Options for Presenting Search Result - Part 2. Citation Searching. 29(4) 2005, 412-418.

Output Options for Presenting Search Result - Part 1. Common Options. 29(3) 2005, p. 311-319.

Google Scholar: the Pros and the Cons.  29(2) 2005, p. 208-214.

Browsing Indexes of Cited References.  29(1) 2005, p.107-112.

Citation Searching.  28(6) 2004, p. 454-460.

Citedness Scores for Filtering Information & Ranking Search Results.  28(5) 2004, p. 371-376.

Link-enabled Cited References.  28(4) 2004, p. 306-311.

Citation-enhanced Indexing/Abstracting Databases.  28(3) 2004, p. 235-238.

Query Refinement by Word Proximity and Position.  28(2) 2004, 158-161.

Natural Language Searching.  28(1) 2004, p. 75-79.

Using Controlled Vocabulary: Query Mapping & Thesaurus Term Suggestion -- Part III.  27(6) 2003, p. 446-450.

Using Controlled Vocabulary: Software Issues -- Part II.  27(5) 2003, 359-363.

Using Controlled Vocabulary: Content -- Part I.  27(4) 2003, 284-286.

Open Access Archives of Abstracts.  27(3) 2003, p.207-210.

Web-based Metasearch Engines.  27(2) 2003, p. 136-139.

The Power of Linking.  27(1) 2003, p. 55-59.

Discovering Better Database Alternatives.  26(6) 2002, p.421-424.

Online vs. Print Articles.  26(5) 2002, p. 345-347.

Copyright Conundrum.  26(4) 2002, p. 273-277.

Savvy Document Delivery. 26(3) 2002, p. 217-219.

Searching "Unsearchable" Open Access Digital Collections.  26(2) 2002, p. 118-121.

Desktop Metasearch Engines. 26(1) 2002, p. 54-56.

Authenticity. 25(6) 2001, p.401-405.

Indexes to Web Resources by Librarians. 25(5) 2001, p. 326-328.

Personal Portals for Free Databases. 25(4) 2001, p. 267-270.

Portals and Vortals. 25(3) 2001, p. 209-213.

Classified Web-wide Directories.  25(2) 2001, p.128-130.

Individual Searchers.  25(1) 2001, p. 62-65.

Database Source Coverage: Myth and Reality.  24(6) 2000, p. 450-453.

Free Government Databases. 24(5) 2000, p. 396-397.

Digital Journal Lists. 24(4) 2000, p. 337-339.

Getting More for Your Money.  24(3) 2000, p. 255-256.

The Number Game. 24(2) 2000, p. 180-183.

Accuracy. 24(1) 2000, p. 90-93.

 

"Savvy Searching" (Feb 1999 - Dec 1999)  Online & CD-ROM Review

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