Instruments designing and application for Scopus database evaluation

摘要

The article presents the methodology and criteria used for designing an instrument for database evaluation in order to verify user satisfaction regarding content, system functionality and information retrieval. It also reports an application of such instrument for the evaluation of the Scopus database, on the Portal Periódicos CAPES, by librarians and users from the Library System of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. Results showed that users were satisfied with database features.