Microsoft Academic Search leans heavily toward scholarly publications in 
Computer Science, FYI. Great for that topic, though.

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On 5/21/15 9:27 AM, Alex Armstrong wrote:
> Thanks for the responses; keep them coming, if you have other ideas.
>
> It's hard to demarcate domains, but my userbase consists largely of 
> librarians and liberal arts faculty.
>
> I wasn't at all aware of Microsoft Academic Search. Their content 
> looks thorough, though it doesn' include books:
> http://academic.research.microsoft.com/About/Help.htm#5
>
> <snip>