A new version of the Stanford Grokker (Grokker 2.3) is now available for use by members of the Stanford community.
Over 2300 members of the Stanford community are already using Grokker as a great new way to search and explore many SULAIR resources including Socrates, Expanded Academic, HighWire Press and seven different search engines.
Grokker's topically organized visual maps give Stanford researchers a simple way to explore, understand, organize, and share vast amounts of information and search results.
Improvements
Grokker 2.3 improvements include:
New information sources:
- RLG Union Catalog, an organization of over 150 research libraries, museums, and other cultural memory institutions dedicated to expanding access to their research materials.
- IEEE Xplore, a vast storehouse of full-text, peer-reviewed transactions, magazines, journals and conference proceedings.
Ability to view the contents of your Grokker map in a list form using List View.
Expanded features and functionality for:
- Academic Search Premier
- Library of Congress
- Socrates
Improved results and categorization for all information sources.
Give It a Try
If you haven't already, try Grokker and discover a new way to retrieve, explore and understand information.
Grokker 2.3 can be downloaded to your personal computer (Mac or PC), at:
You can also find Grokker 2.3 on most public and residential computer clusters, and library kiosks.
Learn More About It
To learn more about Stanford Grokker, please visit:
http://library.stanford.edu/about_sulair/special_projects/stanford_grokker.html
Also, be sure to try out the Grokker puzzles in the Stanford Daily and online at:
