[Dspace-general] Google Scholar & DSpace Google

[rea.devakos@utoronto.ca]

ditto

Rea

On Thu, 13 Jan 2005, Hatfield, Amy Jo wrote:

> Agreed.
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: MacKenzie Smith [mailto:kenzie at MIT.EDU] 
> Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2005 11:30 AM
> To: Scott Yeadon; dspace-google-pilot at MIT.EDU
> Cc: dspace-general at MIT.EDU
> Subject: Re: [Dspace-general] Google Scholar & DSpace Google
> 
> 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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