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  • Dr. Victoria Grinbergvicgrinberg@mastodon.social
    Oct 14, 2026, 8:29 AM

    That's an end of an era - while I hope that sciXplorer will serve more communities in a similar way, I am also afraid that astrophysics is loosing something unique.

    It took me long to realize that not all fields have a dedicated non-commercial publication search engine that allows you to easily track papers & associated ArXiv preprints & all the references. I still have no idea how other researchers manage without something similar ...

    ▶️ nature.com/articles/s41550-026

    #astrodon #AcademicChatter

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  • Stefan SchmejaStefanSchmeja@openbiblio.social
    Oct 14, 2026, 9:01 AM

    @vicgrinberg Same here. I was really shocked to learn that researchers in other fields use Google Scholar because they don't have anything like the ADS...

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  • Henrik Schönemannlavaeolus@fedihum.org
    Oct 14, 2026, 9:09 AM

    @vicgrinberg Would it make sense to try and archive/preserve the index etc. before it goes offline?

    As far as I understood it: the data itself wont be lost but merged/superseded by a larger index?

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  • Dr. Victoria Grinbergvicgrinberg@mastodon.social
    Oct 14, 2026, 9:13 AM

    @lavaeolus not really, the whole - it's also fully moved to SciX (it's in the article - let me know if it is not available for you in the link and I can send it to you).

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  • Henrik Schönemannlavaeolus@fedihum.org
    Oct 14, 2026, 9:17 AM

    @vicgrinberg Ok, your phrasing of " I am also afraid that astrophysics is loosing something unique" made by go 👀 :)
    (especially as we're talking about NASA here)

    I can read the article, thank you!
    But I wrote the first reply (before the edit) before I read it completely 🫣

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  • Dr. Victoria Grinbergvicgrinberg@mastodon.social
    Oct 14, 2026, 11:50 AM

    @lavaeolus before, the focus was on the needs of our community which were the drivers for the development of the database and the interface. It may not be the case anymore and as always when things get broadened there is also the danger that the original sense and focus may be lost (and that the larger costs of the bigger project may turn into a problem long-term, though it also likely means more funding sources, so some balance there). This is what I am mostly worrying about.

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  • Savannologyscogings@mastodon.world
    Oct 14, 2026, 12:02 PM

    @vicgrinberg Web of Science is useful (better than GS), but it is not a non-commercial SE dedicated to a field and does not include preprints or code/data repositories.

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  • Luke DruryLuke_Drury@mastodon.dias.ie
    Oct 14, 2026, 3:36 PM

    @vicgrinberg Your comment about other fields is spot on - I remember years ago explaining how ADS worked to a chemist and they were astonished!

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  • Juan Carlos Muñozastro_jcm@mastodon.online
    Oct 14, 2026, 4:07 PM

    @vicgrinberg I hope SciX ends up helping other disciplines as much as ADS has helped us. I'm totally with you re: your last sentence, when talking to friends who work in other disciplines I have no clue how they manage without a (free, non-big-tech-owned) ADS-like service.

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  • Hanno Reinhannorein@mastodon.social
    Oct 14, 2026, 5:29 PM

    @knud @vicgrinberg im ok with the search being slow but I find the UI very slow to load initially and become responsive. I guess I still compare it to the old static search form.

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  • Marcelo Magallonmem@mastodon.cr
    Oct 14, 2026, 7:36 PM

    @vicgrinberg oh, wow.

    As an undergrad with access to only an underfunded library, ADS was the only way I had to even learn of the existence of some papers, don't even mention access them. And then as a graduate student I learned (the hard way) that it was (and still is) indeed a rather unique resource.

    Back then the dream of being able to access the world's knowledge thru the Internet, no matter where you were, seemed more realistic and more achievable than it is today.

    Farewell ADS!

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