Objective: The aim of this study is to analyze the cost spent on databases in Yazd University and compare it with the amount of use of the resources by users
Methodology: A survey has been conducted. The cost - benefit analysis of Science Direct, ProQuest and EBSCO has been calculated by securing financial information about the subscription fee, and the numbers of articles have been downloaded in 2009.
Findings: The cost - benefit of the three databases, respectively, are 65,814, 21,572, 6,653 Rials. 29.24% of all publications in Science Direct haven’t been used at all. In terms of the frequency of use, only 2 of the 7 subset of EBSCO have been used more heavily. 53/34% of the total articles from ProQuestare covered in one of its subsets. The databases are ranked based on their cost - benefit is Science Direct, ProQuest, and EBSCO
makkizadeh, F. (2010). A Survey of Costs–Benefit of Databases in Yazd University in 2009. Academic Librarianship and Information Research, 44(4), 59-82.
MLA
fatemeh makkizadeh. "A Survey of Costs–Benefit of Databases in Yazd University in 2009", Academic Librarianship and Information Research, 44, 4, 2010, 59-82.
HARVARD
makkizadeh, F. (2010). 'A Survey of Costs–Benefit of Databases in Yazd University in 2009', Academic Librarianship and Information Research, 44(4), pp. 59-82.
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makkizadeh, F. A Survey of Costs–Benefit of Databases in Yazd University in 2009. Academic Librarianship and Information Research, 2010; 44(4): 59-82.
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