Library Faculty Publications
Document Type
Article
Journal/Book/Conference Title
portal: Libraries and the Academy
Volume
6
Issue
2
First Page
127
Last Page
141
Abstract
The introduction of Google Scholar in November 2004 was accompanied by fanfare, skepticism, and numerous questions about the scope and coverage of this database. Nearly one year after its inception, many of these questions remain unanswered. This study compares the contents of 47 different databases with that of Google Scholar. Included in this investigation are tests for Google Scholar publication date and publication language bias, as well as a study of upload frequency. Tests show Google Scholar’s current strengths to be coverage of science and medical databases, open access databases, and single publisher databases. Current weaknesses include lack of coverage of social science and humanities databases and an English language bias.
Department
Rod Library
Original Publication Date
2006
DOI of published version
10.1353/pla.2006.0026
Repository
UNI ScholarWorks, University of Northern Iowa, Rod Library
Copyright
© 2006 The John Hopkins University Press. The copyright holder has granted permission for posting.
Date Digital
2006
Language
EN
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Neuhaus, Chris F.; Neuhaus, Ellen E.; Wrede, Clint; and Asher, Alan, "The Depth and Breadth of Google Scholar: An Empirical Study" (2006). Library Faculty Publications. 1.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/lib_facpub/1
Comments
First published in portal: Libraries and the Academy, v. 6, n. 2 (2006): pp. 127-141, published by The John Hopkins University Press.