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Petra Galle petra.galle@swp-berlin Tallinn, September 18, 2008

Relevant Databases in the Field of International Relations and Area Studies. A Survey of Database Usage. Petra Galle petra.galle@swp-berlin.org Tallinn, September 18, 2008. The structure of the presentation. Part I: The setting of the questionnaire Part II:

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Petra Galle petra.galle@swp-berlin Tallinn, September 18, 2008

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  1. Relevant Databases in the Field of International Relations and Area Studies.A Survey of Database Usage. Petra Galle petra.galle@swp-berlin.org Tallinn, September 18, 2008

  2. The structure of the presentation • Part I: The setting of the questionnaire • Part II: Experiences with databases at SWP (LIS) • Part III: Results of the questionnaire • Conclusions open to discussion

  3. Part I: The EINIRAS questionnaire Questions and Answers • Questions about: • Which databases are relevant to your library? • Which one is the most relevant? • Are library catalogues relevant? • Do you search factual / statistical databases? • About 30 % response rate (15 institutes)

  4. Part II: Experiences with databases at SWP (LIS) What is a relevant database to SWP? Relevance is determined by • The content that has to meet the information need • The availability of online access • The availability of fulltexts / information about the location of the holding • The search and export tools a database offers

  5. Part II: Experiences with databases at SWP (LIS) Mainly used databases at SWP • Search for literature: • WAO / IREON portal • ECLAS / Eur-Lex • Policy Pointers • EIU Country Reports / RGE Monitor • Search for news: • Factiva / Lexis Nexis • Search for statistical data: • Eurostat / Source OECD / IMF / Worldbank

  6. Part III: Results of the EINIRAS questionnaire Mainly used databases within EINIRAS • Free access: • EDN • ISN • WAO / IREON portal • Access for charge: • CIAO • Factiva • JSTOR Altogether more than 50 databases were mentioned as being „relevant“.

  7. Part III: Results of the EINIRAS questionnaire Main statistical databases • Free Access: • National or the European statistical bureaus • Access for charge: • SourceOECD • IMF databases • World Bank databases 10 out of 15 answering institutes search statistical databases.

  8. Part III: Results of the EINIRAS questionnaire Central points of starting a search • The institute‘s own database • DCISM • FIV-member institutes • National or supranational portals • Greece: National Documentation Centre EKT • Sweden: LIBRIS • Commercial journal databases • EBSCO • Factiva • Google

  9. Part III: Results of the EINIRAS questionnaire Relevant databases not being at an institute‘s disposal • Journal articles / newspaper articles • EBSCO / LexisNexis • News compilations • BBC Monitoring Service • Analysing reports • Oxford Analytica • Economist Intelligence Unit Country Reports

  10. Conclusions open to discussion 1. The one-and-the-only database … … does not exist in our field. Nor the super-portal. 2. Existing databases and portals in our field – as EDN, ISN and IREON – can yet meet only parts of the information demands

  11. Conclusions open to discussion 3. Open Access repositories … … yet do not play an important role. DOAJ and ISN are the only ones which were especially mentioned in the survey. 4. Statistical databases … … are needed but expensive.

  12. Conclusions open to discussion 5. A solution to this situation … … do EINIRAS institutes find by participating • in national subscription policies • Subscription to EBSCO in the Czech Republic • National licences in Germany • and in cooperations with parlamentary or university libraries to use their online access

  13. The End Thank you very much for your attention! The floor is open for discussion now! Thank you very much for your attention!

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