Academic Search Engines
This is something I received from a newsletter from UVic computer services concerning a new academic search engine. To quote:
“Academic searching on the Internet can be a challenge, but some new services are making the task easier. Beilefeld Academic Search Engine (BASE) is a system developed by Beilefeld University Library in Germany and provides a simple, fast search site. Google is testing a similar search site. These resources complement the licensed (read “cost money” ) databases provided by the UVic Libraries.”
An interesting perspective – it would be nice if Google Academic et al. could even begin to match the resources available through online commerical databases.
I’ve tried out BASE – but found it kind of weird. Maybe others will have better luck with it.
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