Roy Tennant on Google

From an article in Library Journal

"Scholar is, of course, in its early days, and it is quite possible that these problems will be addressed. But when considering whether Scholar is a sufficient replacement for commercial indexing services, we should use the very same criteria for evaluation, such as the "Database Quality Criteria" from SCOUG. At the moment, such a comparison leaves Scholar wanting in some very significant ways."

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