[12373] in Public-Access_Computer_Systems_Forum
Re: Index Lag Time
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Norman Desmarais)
Fri Aug 14 20:04:27 1998
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1998 13:04:37 -0500
From: Norman Desmarais <normd@sequent1.providence.edu>
To: PACS-L@LISTSERV.UH.EDU
Reply-To: Public-Access Computer Systems Forum <PACS-L@LISTSERV.UH.EDU>
----------------------------Original message----------------------------
The lag time depends on the indexing service. some services have a lag time
of only a few days to a week. Others have a lag time of up to a month.
Print services have a longer lag time, of course, because of the time it
takes to index plus the time to print. This could take up to 6 months
after publication.
At 04:34 PM 8/13/1998 -0500, you wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Anyone aware of any recent studies or evaluations on the lag time
>between the time an article is published and the time the article is
>indexed in an online database. The information I'm finding is 20 years
>old. Would appreciate any leads.
>
>Thanks-
>Elaine Hickey
>elaine.hickey@uspto.gov
>
>
Norman Desmarais 401-865-2241
Acquisitions Librarian 401-865-2823 fax
Phillips Memorial Library normd@providence.edu
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Providence, RI 02918
