Google+Scholar

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 * What is Google Scholar?**

Google Scholar is a subset of the larger Google search index, consisting of full-text journal articles, technical reports, preprints, theses, books, and other documents, including selected Web pages that are deemed to be “scholarly.” Although Google Scholar covers a great range of topical areas, it appears to be strongest in the sciences, particularly medicine, and secondarily in the social sciences. The company claims to have full-text content from all major publishers except Elsevier and the American Chemical Society, as well as hosting services such as Highwire and Ingenta.


 * Google Scholar Demonstrations**
 * Arizona State University [|video]
 * YouTube [|video]

**Resources**

 * **Find posters for your classroom** at [|Classroom Posters]
 * **Help topics** at [|Google Scholar Help]
 * **View Library Links** at [|Library Links]
 * **Set your school preference for results** at [|School Preferences]
 * **All about Google Scholar** at [|About Google Scholar]
 * **Podcasts** at [|Google Scholar Podcast]
 * **Podcast Transcripts**from
 * [|La Trobe University]
 * [|Curtin University Library]

**Strengths**

 * a freely available Internet search engine for academic resources in all subject fields
 * returns a large number of search results very quickly
 * offers a simple search and advanced search options
 * supports both Boolean and truncation operators
 * can search by both an author last name and a keyword to locate all publications by an author on a given topic
 * Advanced search allows the user to restrict results published within a range of years, by name of publication, and by subject area
 * great breadth of coverage
 * Google reputation and familiarity
 * A good place to start a search for articles before moving on to explore other search engines.

**Weaknesses**

 * the user has no control over the level of full-text access on documents returned
 * the user has no control over the reliability of the access points or the interface from which the user will access the papers retrieved
 * does not offer sorting by date
 * is considered an inadequate search tool for citation data since it does not provide nearly accurate data on publication names nor explain how citation rates are calculated
 * articles are not updated in a timely manner
 * enormous number of documents can be retrieved
 * the order in which results appear is unclear
 * not designed for comprehensive research or clinical questions
 * does not provide information about its content for STM research
 * coverage is predominantly medical, scientific and technical. It is not the best source for social science or humanities topics

**Opportunities**

 * Conduct research for all types of papers or reports
 * Teach students how to research information
 * Determine what is useful information for research

**Threats**

 * it is still in beta (or test) version, meaning that there are still many bugs or errors
 * there are limitations in accuracy and timeliness of information
 * there are many errors in indexing

**Ideas for the Classroom**

 * [|Using Google Scholar in the Classroom]
 * [|Google Scholar Ideas]
 * [|Google Tools in the Classroom]