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Google Scholar: Not Ready for Prime Time?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the is-the-first-version-of-anything-ready dept.

reptilicus writes "The Thomson Gale publishing group has put together a comprehensive review of Google Scholar, and they find it highly lacking compared with similar offerings from Highwire Press, Scopus, and The Web of Science. Will Google's overhyped offerings drive these superior services out of the market?"

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  1. beta by MankyD · · Score: 4, Funny

    But it's still in Beta! Google would never release a service without taking it out of Beta first, of course.

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  2. Oh baby, YES! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    I can't get enough google articles. Give me more!

  3. OMG! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    An article critical of google! I think my transmission link from my brain to slashdot groupthink just fused.

  4. The answer is: No. by Shadow+Wrought · · Score: 4, Funny
    Will Google's overhyped offerings drive these superior services out of the market?

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  5. I DEMAND MORE ::CUE::CAT STORIES! by Thud457 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Overhyped? Google?!!!

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  6. Re:Google's advantage? by joeybagadonuts · · Score: 2, Funny

    The same can be said for Internet Explorer, 1995-present. Free, and no installation required! Or is Microsoft evaluated differently?