Why do different databases matter?

Level up your research skills by becoming familiar withdifferent databases

Yayo UmetsuboCo-op Librarian & Nerd ResearcherLeddy Libraryyumetsub@uwindsor.ca

What is RESEARCH?

Why do we research?

Why do the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) support researchers?

“The heart of every research project – the axis around which the entire research endeavor revolves – is the problem. The first step in the research process is to identify the problem with unwavering clarity and to state it in precise and unmistakable terms. (emphasis added)” Research projects should NOT simply achieving self-enlightenment. Research begins with identifying questions about issues that you would like to solve.

Paul D. Leedy and Jeanne Ellis Ormrod, Practical Research: Planning and Design (10th ed.), (Boston: Pearson, 2013), 27-29.http://www.sagepub.com/upm-data/40600_9781849204620.pdf

“In science, the emphasis is on discovering new theories, paradigms, approaches, algorithms, simulations, experiments, and so on, while in engineering, the emphasis is to solve real-world problems with new technologies, designs, processes, methods, models, testing, and so on. Novelty and significance are the key ingredients of research in both science and engineering. (emphasis added)”

Charles X. Ling and Qiang Yang, Crafting Your Research Future: a Guide to Successful Master’s and PhD Degree in Science & Engineering, (Morgan & Claypool Publishers, 2012), 1.http://www.morganclaypool.com.ezproxy.uwindsor.ca/doi/pdf/10.2200/S00412ED1V01Y201203ENG018

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Research is not merely gathering information; however,…..

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THE ORDER OF KEYWORDS IN A SEARCH BOX

Results The order of keywords5,520,000 “supply chain” AND scheduling AND optimization

AND production 57,200,000 scheduling AND “supply chain” AND optimization

AND production5,580,000 scheduling AND optimization AND production

AND “supply chain”1,640,000 “supply chain” AND production scheduling AND

optimization1,090,000 optimization AND production scheduling AND

“supply chain”

Keywords include “supply chain,” scheduling, optimization, and

production in Google Accessed Nov. 28, 2013

Google Accessed Nov. 27, 2013

40,100 “supply chain” AND production scheduling AND optimization

41,900 optimization AND production scheduling AND “supply chain”

Google Scholar

The Order of Keywords in a Search Box

Results The order of keywords5,520,000 “supply chain” AND scheduling AND optimization AND production

57,200,000 scheduling AND “supply chain” AND optimization AND production

5,580,000 scheduling AND optimization AND production AND “supply chain”

1,640,000 “supply chain” AND production scheduling AND optimization

1,090,000 optimization AND production scheduling AND “supply chain”

DIFFERENCES OF THE FIVE DATABASES

Results Index/List Name of Actual Database or Index

16,500 GoogleScholar Elsevier, Taylor & Francis, Emerald, Wiley Online, Springer

“supply chain*” AND production AND schedul* AND optimiz* Accessed Nov. 28, 2013

Stephen Bosch and Kittie Henderson, “The Winds of Change: Periodicals Price Survey 2013,” Library Journal, April 25, 2013.

“Elsevier, Wiley, Springer, Taylor & Francis, and SAGE still dominate the combined indexes with more than half of the titles.”

Google Scholar

Elsevier

Taylor & Francis

Wiley

Springer

SAGE

Many others….

ProQuest ?

EBSCO?

Many others..?

DIFFERENCES OF 7 DATABASES “supply chain*” AND production AND schedul* AND optimiz*

Accessed Nov. 28, 2013

Results Database Topics or Journal titles12,039 ScienceDirect

(Elsevier)Supply chain, france, reliability, cnet conference, maintanability, etc.

1,188 Taylor & Francis

Encyclopedia of Supply Chain Management, Production Planning & Control, International Journal of Production Research, etc..

1,037 Emerald Group Publishing Limited

International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, Supply Chain Management: an International Journal, etc.

1,702 Wiley Online Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, steel research international, etc.

Accessed Nov. 28, 2013

DIFFERENCES OF 7 DATABASES “supply chain*” AND production AND schedul* AND optimiz*

Accessed Nov. 28, 2013

Results Database Subjects OR Journal titles228 SAGE journals Proceedings of the Institution of

Mechanical Engineers, Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control, etc..

210 Web of Knowledge

Operations Research Management Science (93), Engineering industrial (51), etc.

23,498 ProQuest Business

Studies (4,177), supply chains (1,727), management (1,716), industrial engineering (1,604), operations research (1,434)

Accessed Nov. 28, 2013

REFINE AND NARROW DOWN YOU TOPIC

Without Cross-dock*

Results Name of Database Sort by (Default)

16,500 225 Google Scholar No refinement for subjects

“cross-dock*” AND “supply chain*” AND production AND schedul* AND optimiz*

Accessed Nov. 28, 2013

REFINE AND NARROW DOWN YOU TOPIC

Without Cross-dock*

Results Name of Database Sort by (Default)

16,500 225 Google Scholar No refinement for subjects12,039 597 ScienceDirect

(Elsevier)You can refine according to Journal/Book Title, Topic, and Year.

1,188 8 Taylor & Francis No refinement for subjects1,037 8 Emerald Group

Publishing Limited

No refinement for subjects

1,702 126 Wiley Online No refinement for subjects

“cross-dock*” AND “supply chain*” AND production AND schedul* AND optimiz*

Accessed Nov. 28, 2013

REFINE AND NARROW DOWN YOU TOPIC

Without Cross-dock*

Results Name of Database Sort by (Default)

228 0 SAGE journals No refinement for subjects210 1 Web of

KnowledgeYou can refine according to Journal/Book Title, Topic, and Year.

23,498 504 ProQuest Business

You can refine according to Full text/abstract, Source type, Publication Title, Document type, Subject, Year, etc…

“cross-dock*” AND “supply chain*” AND production AND schedul* AND optimiz*

Accessed Nov. 28, 2013

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