A Comparison of Indexing Consistency and Coverage in the AEI,ERIC and APAIS Databases

References indexed for the Australian Education Index (AEI) were sampled and compared where possible with the same references indexed for the ERIC and Australian Public Affairs Information Service (APAIS) database. An analysis of coverage of Australian references is presented. Indexing consistency figures for these references are shown to be 22% for ERIC/AEI and 18% for AEI/APAIS. In-depth searches for Australian material in education need to be run against both AEI and APAIS. A broad generic and free text approach is indicated for effective recall.