Systematically Retrieving Research: A Case Study Evaluating Seven Databases  

Oleh:

Taylor, Brian ; Dempster, Martin ; Donnelly, Michael ; Wylie, Emma

Jenis: Article from Journal - e-Journal
Dalam koleksi: Research on Social Work Practice vol. 17 no. 6 (Nov. 2007), page 697-706.
Topik: databases; bibliographic; evidence-based practice; information storage and retrieval
Fulltext: 697.pdf (106.75KB)

Isi artikel

Developing the scientific underpinnings of social welfare requires effective and efficient methods of retrieving relevant items from the increasing volume of research. Method: We compared seven databases by running the nearest equivalent search on each. The search topic was chosen for relevance to social work practice with older people. Results: Highest sensitivity was achieved by Medline (52%), Social Sciences Citation Index (46%) and Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) (30%). Highest precision was achieved by AgeInfo (76%), PsycInfo (51%) and Social Services Abstracts (41%). Each database retrieved unique relevant articles. Conclusions: Comprehensive searching requires the development of information management skills. The social work profession would benefit from having a dedicated international database with the capability and facilities of major databases such as Medline, CINAHL, and PsycInfo.

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