Comments on: An objective look at the Google Scholar http://www.googletutor.com/2007/05/04/an-objective-look-at-the-google-scholar/ Your how-to guide for Google with Google tutorials, tips for using Google and advice. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:07:09 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: LOBO http://www.googletutor.com/2007/05/04/an-objective-look-at-the-google-scholar/#comment-116354 LOBO Tue, 08 May 2007 01:58:49 +0000 http://www.googletutor.com/2007/05/04/an-objective-look-at-the-google-scholar/#comment-116354 We have been having "broken links" nightmares since we 'upgraded' to Blogger Beta. Formerly, we were the number 1 "Predator Press" link ... now we are pulling down less than 20 percent of the traffic we used to a year ago. Can you point me at some good advice? I would be THRILLED to give you a link and full-fledged 'props' ... We have been having “broken links” nightmares since we ‘upgraded’ to Blogger Beta.

Formerly, we were the number 1 “Predator Press” link … now we are pulling down less than 20 percent of the traffic we used to a year ago.

Can you point me at some good advice? I would be THRILLED to give you a link and full-fledged ‘props’ …

]]> By: jccalhoun http://www.googletutor.com/2007/05/04/an-objective-look-at-the-google-scholar/#comment-116049 jccalhoun Sun, 06 May 2007 20:15:08 +0000 http://www.googletutor.com/2007/05/04/an-objective-look-at-the-google-scholar/#comment-116049 Google scholar integrates nicely with a lot of university libraries so that if you are on campus or are connected to the university through vpn it is possible to get nearly all of those articles for free if your university subscribes to them. However, the fact remains that although these databased are "made from the blood, sweat and tears of other people" these companies are little more than leaches. Scholars get paid nothing when they publish and in fact at the very least they have to subscribe to the journal before the journal will publish them. In some cases the journal will even make you pay a large amount for the privilege of getting published. Then most journals routinely take the copyright on articles and sell access to the articles to companies like ingenta or ebsco who then charge outrageous fees for an individual article. So everyone is profiting monetarily from the work of the scholars except the scholars themselves. Google scholar integrates nicely with a lot of university libraries so that if you are on campus or are connected to the university through vpn it is possible to get nearly all of those articles for free if your university subscribes to them.

However, the fact remains that although these databased are “made from the blood, sweat and tears of other people” these companies are little more than leaches. Scholars get paid nothing when they publish and in fact at the very least they have to subscribe to the journal before the journal will publish them. In some cases the journal will even make you pay a large amount for the privilege of getting published. Then most journals routinely take the copyright on articles and sell access to the articles to companies like ingenta or ebsco who then charge outrageous fees for an individual article. So everyone is profiting monetarily from the work of the scholars except the scholars themselves.

]]> By: jeff http://www.googletutor.com/2007/05/04/an-objective-look-at-the-google-scholar/#comment-115981 jeff Sun, 06 May 2007 13:51:05 +0000 http://www.googletutor.com/2007/05/04/an-objective-look-at-the-google-scholar/#comment-115981 Google Scholar is an amazing tool. I would really like to see it included as part of my Web History results. As it is, I tend to keep browser tabs open so that I can "save" recent searches - it would be really nice to have access to all of my past Scholar searches all of the time. As for paid access to articles: if you're a student, you may be able to get free access to a lot of those articles by using the Library Links feature on the preferences page. If it's something you haven't tried yet, go ahead and see if it works for you. You may be surprised at what you can get for free - I certainly was, especially since I was considering purchasing an ACM membership before I discovered this feature. :) Google Scholar is an amazing tool. I would really like to see it included as part of my Web History results. As it is, I tend to keep browser tabs open so that I can “save” recent searches – it would be really nice to have access to all of my past Scholar searches all of the time.

As for paid access to articles: if you’re a student, you may be able to get free access to a lot of those articles by using the Library Links feature on the preferences page. If it’s something you haven’t tried yet, go ahead and see if it works for you. You may be surprised at what you can get for free – I certainly was, especially since I was considering purchasing an ACM membership before I discovered this feature. :)

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