[Dspace-general] Google Scholar & DSpace Google

[MacKenzie Smith]

Hi Scott,

I apologize, with all the hoopla over Google Scholar I'd sort of forgotten 
about our little experiment with Google...
if I haven't already said this out loud, let me know say that I think we 
should collectively bail on the DSpace Google
experiment -- Google Scholar is far more useful and includes all of our 
content anyway (or will eventually as they
keep crawling).

For the present time, limiting search result to a small subset of DSpace 
sites (17 out of more than 70) is pretty useless for users.
If we decided to continue with the DSpace Google thing then at that very 
least we'd need to include all the DSpace repositories
so that we get closer to the 80,000+ items of content that are out there.

But as I say, Google Scholar looks to be the far more useful service down 
the road. The only change I've asked them for
that would make a big difference is some way to easily distinguish open 
access from commercial results.

What do others think? Time to pull the plug on DSpace Google?

MacKenzie

At 03:20 PM 1/13/2005 +1100, Scott Yeadon wrote:
>Hi,
>
>In reference to the following article, we've had queries regarding the 
>future of the DSpace Google in relation to Google scholar (e.g. 
>convergence, DSpace/specific repository search as a possible filter, 
>separate services, etc) Has anyone any thoughts or info on this
>http://chronicle.com/free/2004/11/2004111901n.htm?
>
>I'd be grateful for any detail on the nature of the relationship (if any) 
>between the two projects, whether that relationship continues and whether 
>the DSpace initiative will proceed independently of Google Scholar.
>
>Thanks.
>
>Scott.
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MacKenzie Smith
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