Thylor B, Wylie E, Dempster M, et al., Systematically retrieving research: A case study evaluating seven databases, RESEARCH ON SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE 17 (6): 697-706 NOV 2007

[Eugene Garfield]

Email Addresses: bj.taylor at ulster.ac.uk

Title:          Systematically retrieving research: A case study
                evaluating seven databases (Article, English)

Author (s):     Thylor, B; Wylie, E; Dempster, M; Donnelly, M

Source:         RESEARCH ON SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE 17 (6). NOV 2007.
                p.697-706 SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC, THOUSAND OAKS

Document Type:  Article
Language: English
Cited References: 40                   Times Cited: 0

ABSTRACT:       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.

Addresses:  Univ Ulster, Dept Social Work, Newtownabbey BT37 0QB, North 
Ireland; Queens Univ Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, Antrim, North Ireland; 
Causeway Hlth & Social Serv Trust, Ballymoney, North Ireland

Email Addresses: bj.taylor at ulster.ac.uk

Publisher: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC., 2455 TELLER RD, THOUSAND OAKS, CA 91320 
USA

Subject Category: Social Work

ISSN: 1049-7315

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