Jump to:Google Scholar and Its Competitors [Paperback]Accessing Scholarly Resources on the Webby Ingrid Hsieh-YeeThis book is OUT OF PRINT You may be able to find a copy at ABE Books Description of Google Scholar and Its CompetitorsGoogle Scholar and Its Competitors introduces information seekers to web search tools that provide access to scholarly resources. It begins with a discussion of scholarly communication trends and their effects on access to scholarly resources in the digital environment. In this context the book examines Google Scholar and its competitors in terms of their databases, features, functionality, and strengths and weaknesses. Web search tools analyzed include major engines such as Google Scholar, Microsoft Live Academic, Yahoo Search, Ask, and specialized search engines, subject databases, aggregators, online catalogs, digital repositories, and subject portals. Because Google Scholar is a highly popular search engine for scholarly resources that has caused much concern in the library community, the book assesses studies of Google Scholar and the library community's reactions to this tool. It also explores the implications of Google Scholar and its competitors for information seekers and libraries. The book concludes with a discussion of the role of user-generated content in scholarly communication and how such content can be used to facilitate access to scholarly resources.Title Information
Write a review of this book Customer Reviews from AmazonAbout Ingrid Hsieh-YeeDr. Ingrid Hsieh-Yee is a full professor of the School of Library and Information Science at the Catholic University of America. With a doctoral degree in library and information studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, she specializes in information organization and access. Her research interests include organization of information, user interactions with information systems, metadata, digital collections, and research methods. Dr. Hsieh-Yee has won several research awards. In recent years she investigated users' Web search behaviour, users' experience and perceptions of a federated search system, the search performance of Google Scholar and Academic Search Premier, and the effects of subject headings and table of contents on subject searches. She has published extensively. |
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