More on Scholar Google - SPARC Open Access Newsletter, 12/2/04
06-December-2004
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Lots of useful information on Google Scholar on this Open Access Content site. The major point the author makes is the potential of Scholar and other future similar services to gain visibility for Open Access Content.
Note the request below.
Please take steps to make sure that your literature (OA and non-OA) is indexed in GS. Getting Google to index your work costs you nothing but a little time, is non-exclusive, and can only help your visibility and impact. Authors and publishers can arrange for indexing by contacting GS at . Authors: it looks like GS will index journals and repositories before it indexes personal web sites. Publishers: GS will index non-OA content only if you provide OA at least to abstracts.
Suber, SPARC Open Access Newsletter, 12/2/04
Please take steps to make sure that your literature (OA and non-OA) is indexed in GS. Getting Google to index your work costs you nothing but a little time, is non-exclusive, and can only help your visibility and impact. Authors and publishers can arrange for indexing by contacting GS at . Authors: it looks like GS will index journals and repositories before it indexes personal web sites. Publishers: GS will index non-OA content only if you provide OA at least to abstracts.
Graham Attwell; 06-December-2004 15:17:35;
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