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Google Scholar
Google Scholar is an amazing tool! Google has digitized (or bought the rights to previously digitized) entire library collections of major research libraries, such as Stanford. Users can not only perform a search to see which books fit their search terms, but can also read the relevant text. Limitations: Google Scholar does not, in general, provide the full text of the books in its collection. Some books do not have previews at all. In general, the final piece of the information you need most will be on the pages that have been blocked to view. Google Scholar also does not return every possible book on a topic--it is limited by its collection (although that is extensive). Older texts, particularly those printed before 1980, often do not appear in Google Scholar. Google Scholar does not substitute for a thorough library search nor for a search on an OCLC database such as WorldCat. Strengths: Despite its limitations, Google Scholar is an invaluable tool, particularly for people who do not have easy access to a research library. The range of texts is far greater and more substantive--and more up to date--than that found at most public libraries. Using Google Scholar can help writers search for useful books. It gives people a chance to narrow down a large set of "hits," virtually "thumbing through" a book -- and thus make their trip to the library or their use of Interlibrary Loan more productive by giving them a solid taste of how an author covers a topic, to what extent, and whether the book is useful for the writer's topic. If time is limited, knowing beforehand what books will likely be the most relevant can make a trip to the library much smoother! Finally, Google Scholar may even save a trip to the library--sometimes all the information someone needs to finish a paragraph can be found on a single page or short range of pages, and those just might happen to be the ones that are available online. As all the relevant bibliographic information is right there, using Google Scholar can expand the sources available to writers with relative ease. In essence, Google Scholar can help you figure out what books you need to see, and might even give you enough information that you do not need to visit the library at all. Google Scholar does not replace solid research in a university library. It can, however, make preliminary research or the writing of short papers much more convenient, and it can provide reputable, scholarly information to areas without the benefit of a large research library. |
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