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Get ready for Microsoft’s competitor to Google Scholar, Windows Live Academic Search, which may be announced either tomorrow or Wednesday, according to Charles Bailey Jr.’s Digital Koan. A note in PCWorld says:

Academic Search, aimed at Google Scholar, will allow users to search articles in academic journals or find out if books or articles are available in a library located near the user, according to another LiveSide posting.

According to LiveSide, Academic Search will allow users to do the following:

  • View an abstract for an academic article in a search preview pane;
  • View the complete article, as long as it is not being hosted on a Web site that requires a subscription or is restricted-access;
  • View a complete article as long as they have a valid subscription to do so; and
  • Purchase an article electronically using the British Library.

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