[Eril-l] Switching from WOS to Scopus

[Sara Hills]

Also interested in hearing about this topic.

Sara

Sara K. Hills
Electronic Resources and Serials Librarian
American University
Washington, D.C.
202-885-3203 | hills at american.edu

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Hi All,

For those of you whose libraries have cancelled Web of Science and moved to Scopus, I have a few questions:


  *   Why did you switch to Scopus?
  *   What content does Scopus have that Web of Science does not and vice versa?
  *   Is Scopus easier or harder to use than Web of Science?
  *   Did your library own Web of Science backfiles and lose access to them as a result of cancelling the current WOS subscription? If so, has the loss of these backfiles been problematic for researchers?
  *   Does Scopus include a decent alternative to Journal Citation Reports rankings?
  *   Are you glad you switched to Scopus?
  *   Feel free to send any other thoughts related to Scopus and WOS

Thanks in advance!

Charlie Remy

Charlie Remy
Associate Professor
Electronic Resources and Serials Librarian
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Library
UTC-Dept 6456
600 Douglas St.
Chattanooga, TN 37403
charlie-remy at utc.edu<mailto:charlie-remy at utc.edu>
Tel. 423-425-4470<tel:423-425-4470>
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