Google Scholar's Coverage of the Engineering Literature: An Empirical Study

Journal of Academic Librarianship

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 196-201

  Meier, John J ^a   Conkling, Thomas W ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 43249113040     PISSN: 00991333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acalib.2008.03.002     Document Type: Article

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