Lack of standardization of the journal title data element in databases

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The problem of data element representation is more extensive than most perceive. The number of standards (internal, national, and international) is large, but the use of standards within databases is not widespread. The result is a significant lack of standardization both within and across databases. The result of nonstandardization becomes apparent when one attempts an exhaustive search on a particular data element in multiple databases. The journal title element was studied in eight databases, and four measures (“Number of forms of an element in a database,” “Percent retrievability by element form,” “Number of noncontiguous entry points in a sorted list,” and “Percent retrievability by best form of an element”) were developed to show the extent of standardization within a database and some of its implications for searching.

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