3. Why use Google Scholar?
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• Broad base
• Discovery Tool
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Web of Science
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ILLiad
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Endnote
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SimplyMap
CQ Researcher
JSTOR
ArtStor
PubMed
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(Google Scholar)
• No master list of journals
• # of records, formats?
• Coverage of certain areas unknown
• Timeframe of coverage?
• Update? Corrections?
• Can’t limit to peer-reviewed journals
• Define scholarly?
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