Windows Live Academic Home Page

I use Google Scholar a lot when looking for references for research articles that I am writing or editing for my journal (Tourism Geographies). Now Microsoft has a competing , and possibly better, research tool. What makes it better is the right side windw that provides full reference material for each item that is found in a search. This is usually the key information that I am looking for, and requires some searching in Google Scholar. The reference information is a great teaching tool, as well, since it shows students the important information that they need to include in their references cited list.

Check it out at: Windows Live Academic

From the webpage:

Windows Live Academic is now in beta. We currently index content related to computer science, physics, electrical engineering, and related subject areas. Academic search enables you to search for peer reviewed journal articles contained in journal publisher portals and on the web in locations like citeseer.

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