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Friday, December 17, 2004  

Scirus - The Science Specific Search Engine
http://www.infotoday.com/newslink/newslink0412.htm#spotlight

Amidst the latest buzz about Google Scholar, it's easy to forget about all the other specialized search engines out there that have been designed to target specific research needs. Scirus , which was launched by Elsevier in 2001, claims to be the most comprehensive scientific, technical and medical-specific search engine out there, covering some 167 million Web pages. Scirus also includes more than 18 million full-text articles and abstracts from sources such as the American Institute of Physics, MEDLINE, ScienceDirect, BioMed Central, pre-print servers, patent sources, repositories and databases. Scirus's superior indexing and classification technology, its focused content, and advanced search capabilities distinguish it from more general search engines like Google Scholar, says Scirus general manager Ammy Vogtlander. "Google is a huge brand for good reason -- it's good for general purposes, but it's still frustrating for scholarly research," says Vogtlander. Elsevier developed Scirus using the Fast Search & Transfer (FAST) engine and continues to tweak the technology and work with its information partners to sharpen Scirus's capabilities.

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