Abstract
This paper documents a comparative study of 2 bibliographic-enhancement services provided by 2 different library-service vendors, i.e., Amazon.com and Syndetics. Through the comparative study the paper attempts to examine the following issues:
1. The numbers and the different kinds of bibliographic enhancement features offered by Amazon.com and Syndetics.
2. The quality and formats of their record display.
3. Comparison of their matching rates.
4. Users' feedbacks gathered from online discussions.
This paper also provides brief information on the history and experience of Lingnan University Library (Hong Kong) in using Amazon.com's enhancement services. It is the authors' hope that this research paper will provide materials that will help libraries choose a bibliographic-enhancement service suitable to their individual need.
1. The numbers and the different kinds of bibliographic enhancement features offered by Amazon.com and Syndetics.
2. The quality and formats of their record display.
3. Comparison of their matching rates.
4. Users' feedbacks gathered from online discussions.
This paper also provides brief information on the history and experience of Lingnan University Library (Hong Kong) in using Amazon.com's enhancement services. It is the authors' hope that this research paper will provide materials that will help libraries choose a bibliographic-enhancement service suitable to their individual need.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 47-69 |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| Journal | Journal of East Asian Libraries |
| Issue number | 133 |
| Publication status | Published - Jun 2004 |