[Dspace-general] Google Scholar & DSpace Google

[Scott Yeadon]

Thanks, just wanted to clarify the position. I'm happy to discard the 
Google experiment in favour of Google scholar, since it sounds like the 
interests of repositories can be addressed within the scholar service.

Scott.

MacKenzie Smith wrote:

> 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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