Analysis of information search capabilities in physics: the problem of internet searching on the example of acoustics

Problems of online access to scientific information are discussed. Brief information on foreign information retrieval systems is given. The state of information support for Russian-language sources in the USSR and now is described. The absence of a single center for collecting and providing information on Russian-language scientific publications is noted. A scheme is proposed for use in the creation of such a center. A possible cluster of this center is described on the example of acoustic topics, already implemented at the Acoustics Department of the Physics Department of the M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University. The corresponding portal «Acoustics» (http://akdata.ru) is in the public domain on the Internet. Entrance points of the portal: full-text archive of «Acoustic Journal», «Signaling information» on acoustics and «Information retrieval system. Acoustics. Russian-language sources». Brief description of the work with the system is provided. The developed technologies for the preparation of information resources and the resources themselves constitute a complete system of information support for acoustic research in the Russian-speaking segment. They also make it possible to provide a full reflection of the Russian-language scientific literature for monitoring and expert evaluation of the scientific activities of Russian scientists, which can contribute to strengthening the positive image of Russian sci-ence in the world. Questions of priority and preservation of intellectual property are being raised. It is concluded that only properly organized information support can guarantee the pu-rity and novelty of the scientific results that underlie the research process.