Google tools -- play with Google scholar -- Thing 15 (part 2)

I hadn't used Google scholar before. Useful for collecting your own publications for your CV. After all you know all your own pseudonyms. Remember to include the name in inverted commas, ie "complete name", "c name" etc.

Also useful for finding where researchers have moved to. Their publications reflect their newer work addresses. You can also see if the researcher has acknowledged your assistance.

But also useful for its real purpose keeping current with information in a research field.

I need to have a more thorough look to find out how frequently it is updated and the scope of the publications it covers but certainly it did have references to articles published in 2008 and in reputable journals. Will it replace more reputable indexing services such as whatever Current contents is called these days? I would think that would depend on currency, thoroughness and means of indexing, including use of metadata.