Aggregates 200 international research institutions and permits a centralized search on their research articles and databases. If you must start somewhere, start here!
Edit: site is currently down. Vote wisely …
An institution by institution filter is provided, so as an automatic translation. Again, a must.
Tip: the link above is the advanced search. Go to the home page to get the simplified search.
| WorldWideScience Research Gateway | Science.gov | Scopus |
|---|---|---|
| Scope and content: WorldWideScience is a multilingual federated search of scientific collections around the world. The record describes it as aggregating about 200 international research institutions. | Scope and content: Science.gov is a federated search portal for United States government science and technical information. It searches over 60 databases and links to 2,200+ scientific websites. | Scope and content: Scopus is an abstract and citation database with over 100M records covering journals, preprints, books and conference proceedings. A Content Selection Advisory Board curates the sources. |
| Operator and access: The International Council for Scientific and Technical Information (ICSTI) is described as an instrumental partner since launch. | Operator and access: It is owned by the United States Government as an interagency initiative. The Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information hosts the site. | Operator and access: Elsevier operates it. A free Scopus Preview exists, and organisations contact Elsevier for a subscription. Prices are not published. |
| Search and analysis features: The record mentions an institution by institution filter, automatic translation, and both advanced and simplified search. | Search and analysis features: Journal, article, author and institution metrics are provided, with CiteScore as the journal level metric. Over 19.5M author profiles can be searched. | |
| Current availability: The record notes that the site was down when last checked. Current operation is not confirmed. | Current availability: Listed as online in a reference source that is not recent. | Current availability: Available by sign in at scopus.com. |
Topics covered: WorldWideScience, Research Gateway, international research institutions, centralized search, research articles, databases, institution filter, automatic translation, advanced search, simplified search, aggregation, metadata, interoperability, open access, scholarly communication, data sharing, information retrieval, ISO 690, ISO 2146, ISO 26324, ISO 9001, and ISO 14001..
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