Anwar Shaikh writes
> I am really fed up with your search procedures, which seem entirely
> mechanical. I get queries about papers about anyone with my last
> name (Shaikh), without any apparent attempt to include my first name
> in the search. I cannot imagine that your computer program would do
> that for anyone with the last name "Smith" or "Goldberg", or many
> others.
I can imagine, and I know, as I have seen the code. And you can
look at it too, it's at
http://acis.openlib.org
> This type of programming betrays a biased attitude towards
> the large number of people with non-European names.
Your patches to the code base will be welcome!
> I also find that this same bad programming leaves out articles that
> I have published, which Google scholars does not do
> https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=list_works&hl=en&user=fUSvPu8A…
This likely the case because Google Scholar carries out a
web search, whereas ACIS works on the RePEc database.
> I am at a loss on why this occurs, and also frustrated that no one
> answers emails (I tried before). Please let me know if someone reads
> this email.
Normally, Christian asks me to refrain from answering email
to the address, but since you are complaining, I think I can
make an exception.
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Cheers,
Thomas Krichel http://openlib.org/home/krichel
skype:thomaskrichel
