[WEB4LIB] ProQuest vs. EBSCO Host

[Nancy Sosna Bohm]

My own observations second those of the librarians I have worked with: EBSCO
is considered to be a bit more scholarly/academic in its coverage, with
ProQuest having the greater news coverage.

----- Original Message -----
From: Stacy Pober <spober at manhattan.edu>
To: Multiple recipients of list <web4lib at webjunction.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 1999 1:50 PM
Subject: [WEB4LIB] ProQuest vs. EBSCO Host


> We currently use UMI/Bell & Howell's ProQuest as one of our online
> databases, but we're contemplating a switch to the EBSCO equivalent,
> EBSCO Host.
>
> Have any librarians out there used both?  How do they compare in ease of
> use, coverage, speed, etc.?
>
> --
> Stacy Pober, Information Alchemist
> Manhattan College Libraries
> spober at manhattan.edu
> http://www.manhattan.edu/library/