Joho Chishiki Gakkaishi
Online ISSN : 1881-7661
Print ISSN : 0917-1436
ISSN-L : 0917-1436
Research Papers
Analysis of the Link Resolver's effect on Users' access of Bibliographic Databases and Electronic Journals
Takanori HayashiTetsuo Sakaguchi
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2012 Volume 22 Issue 3 Pages 238-252

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Abstract
 The link resolvers provide links between articles published in electronic journals and bibliographic databases. We report on analysis of the log files of a link resolver, bibliographic databases and electronic journals. We have found that the link resolver can lead users from bibliographic databases to electronic journals in a wide range of research fields. In addition, we found that the resolver would lead users more often to journals of specialized subjects than to those of wide subject coverarge like PNAS, Science and Nature. This effect is remarkable in use of generic database like Web of Science.The former are usually accessed to e-journals websites whereas the latter are more frequently accessed more than before as a result of references from the link resolver.
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