Geographic Barriers to Indexing: Examining Appalachia

The objective of this study was to examine the accuracy of indexing for "Appalachian Region"[Mesh]. Researchers performed a search in PubMed for articles published in 2019 using "Appalachian Region"[Mesh] or "Appalachia" or "Appalachian" in the title or abstra...

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Published in:Medical reference services quarterly Vol. 43; no. 2; pp. 106 - 118
Main Authors: Blevins, Emily W., Woodward, Nakia J., Loyd, Kelly, Castle, Aaron S., Walden, Rachel R., Wallace, Richard L.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States Routledge 01.04.2024
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects:
Abstracting and Indexing - methods
Appalachia
Appalachian Region
Bibliometrics
Humans
Indexing
Medical Subject Headings
PubMed
Regions
search strategies
Transparency
Appalachian Region
Appalachia
databases
search strategies
indexing
Appalachia
ISSN:0276-3869, 1540-9597, 1540-9597
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Summary:The objective of this study was to examine the accuracy of indexing for "Appalachian Region"[Mesh]. Researchers performed a search in PubMed for articles published in 2019 using "Appalachian Region"[Mesh] or "Appalachia" or "Appalachian" in the title or abstract. Only 17.88% of the articles retrieved by the search were about Appalachia according to the ARC definition. Most articles retrieved appeared because they were indexed with state terms that were included as part of the mesh term. Database indexing and searching transparency is of growing importance as indexers rely increasingly on automated systems to catalog information and publications.
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ISSN:0276-3869
1540-9597
1540-9597
DOI:10.1080/02763869.2024.2326768