Friday, 9 January 2009

google scholar

Google Scholar is a freely-accessible that indexes the full text of scholarly literature across an array of publishing formats and disciplines. Released November 2004, the Google Scholar index includes most peer-reviwed online journals of the world's largest scientific publishers. It is similar in function to the freely available. It is also similar to the subscription-based tools. Google Scholar nonetheless claims to cover more websites, journal sources and languages. Its advertising slogan — "Stand on the shoulders of giants''— is a nod to the scholars who have contributed to their fields over the centuries, providing the foundation for new intellectual achievements.
Contents

1 History
2 Features
3 Criticism
4 Notes
5 See also
6 External links

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