PhysNet and its Mirrors: The Project SINN

Abstract:

The aim of the project SINN - Suchmaschinennetzwerk im Internationalen Naturwissenschaftlichen Netz - was to enhance the distributed information system PhysNet to a fast and secure service by setting up mirrors of the PhysNet service all over the world and building a network scientific search engines within this system.

An overview on SINN and PhysNet is given, presenting the the motivation and tasks within these projects as well as the current development status of the mirror network and its usage.
Some experiences about combining distributed work force in one service are discussed as well.

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