Life without Scopus

Erin Menzies (UBC)

Systematic Review without Scopus

-    increasing citation count

-    systematic reviews as one of the ways to increase and build your research profile

-    making systematic reviews available to other researchers, reduces the time required to conduct research

-    broad knowledge base available through Scopus

-    is it possible to enhance your research profile, without subscribing to Scopus (increase systematic output)

-    create a compelling case, why should we purchase your product

-    negotiate with vendors based on use, citations

-    identify strategic collections goals and then build collections around them

-    identify core resources - if you have to refuse purchase, at least you will have a compelling reason

-    watch for bias, even ask yourself 'why do you prefer one product over another'

-    share findings