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Libraly Journal ›› 2017, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (6): 84-87.

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Analysis on Development of the Book Citation Index Databases between Home and Abroad

Sun Qi, Zhang Xiaomei   

  • Online:2017-06-26 Published:2017-11-13

Abstract:

The paper introduces and compares the two main book citation index databases BkCI & CBkCI, their significance and existing problems. It reveals similarities in the agencies who build them,resources inclusion criteria and the services provided, as well as some differences in the fields of resources,
languages, and the start year of inclusion. Book citation index is of great value for information retrieval and citation analysis, but problems exist such as data inconsistency, and the complex connotation of book citation. At last, the paper provides some improvement suggestions for those who have built or will build
book citation index databases.

Key words:

Book citation index, BkCI, CBkCI