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E‐profile: Scirus1: For Scientific Information Only

Gerry McKiernan (Science and Technology Librarian and Bibliographer, Iowa State University Library, Ames, Iowa, USA. (gerrymck@iastate.edu))

Library Hi Tech News

ISSN: 0741-9058

Article publication date: 1 March 2005

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Abstract

Purpose

To provide a summary of the main features of a science‐specific search engine.

Design/methodology/approach

A brief description of the features of Scirus.

Findings

Scirus is a comprehensive science‐specific search engine on the internet with more than 167 million science‐specific Web pages Scirus is a free search engine developed by Elsevier and is updated monthly. In addition to access to general and specialized full‐text journal, e‐print, report and abstract sources, Scirus also incorporates access to select company homepages, conference information, news pages, patent information, product information, scientists’ homepages, society homepages, and university web sites.

Originality/value

Offers information about a new science‐specific search engine.

Keywords

Citation

McKiernan, G. (2005), "E‐profile: Scirus1: For Scientific Information Only", Library Hi Tech News, Vol. 22 No. 3, pp. 18-25. https://doi.org/10.1108/07419050510601579

Publisher

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Copyright © 2005, Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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