Elizabeth Connor, Searching for Science: A Descriptive Comparison of CiteSeer, FirstGov for Science, and Scirus, Journal of Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries, 2, 2, (2005). Only this abstract is free online, at least so far: 'CiteSeer, FirstGov for Science, and Scirus are freely available Web-based resources that provide access to bibliographic and full-text scientific content of potential value to scientists, health professionals, and librarians. These resources serve as no-risk, no-cost introductions to searching aggregated collections and understanding cross-database or federated searching, reduce the time and effort needed to find useful scientific information, and provide a superior alternative to using a general search engine such as Google.'
Posted by
Peter Suber at 2/11/2005 01:29:00 PM.
The open access movement:
Putting peer-reviewed scientific and scholarly literature
on the internet. Making it available free of charge and
free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.
Removing the barriers to serious research.
I recommend the OA tracking project (OATP) as the best way to stay on top of new OA developments. You can read the OATP feed on a blog-like web page or subscribe to it by RSS, email, or Twitter. You can also help build the feed by tagging new developments you encounter.
