An overview of European supply of social science information. Paper presented in ECSSID VI Conference, Canterbury, 1991

Jean Meyriat; Adelaida Román Román

doi:10.3989/redc.1992.v15.i1.24

An overview of European supply of social science information. Paper presented in ECSSID VI Conference, Canterbury, 1991

Authors

Jean Meyriat Fundation Nationale des Scicnces Politiques
Adelaida Román Román Instituto de Información y Documentación en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades. CSIC

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/redc.1992.v15.i1.24

Keywords:

Social sciences, databases, Spain, France, ltaly, Portugal, Belgium, comparative analysis

Abstract

On the basis of the EUROSPES Directory of Social Sciences Data Bases, issued in 1990, this paper aims to analyze the information supply throghout the data bases created in the latin language European countries. It is divided into two parts. in the first part thc study shows thc main traits of the information contained in the data bases: kind of information offered, subjects covered, information technologics used, bibliographic rules. etc. The information diffusion is also studied: vendors, software. helping tools for users, services offered for access. The second part is devoted to thc analysis of the data described in the first part: a comparative study on the availability of information by country is given: this comparativc analysis goes over softwares compatibility, exchange formats, quality of access services, prices, training offered, etc. It finishes with sorne conclusions ahout the foreseen dcvelopmcnts and also about the possibility of coopcration in order to a more complete and efficient supply of automatic information on Social Sciences.

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1992-03-30

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Meyriat, J., & Román Román, A. (1992). An overview of European supply of social science information. Paper presented in ECSSID VI Conference, Canterbury, 1991. Revista Española De Documentación Científica, 15(1), 24–30. https://doi.org/10.3989/redc.1992.v15.i1.24

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Vol. 15 No. 1 (1992)

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Studies

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