[Web4lib] Google Scholar, other databases and the research process

[Jay Bhatt]

Hi all,

http://www.lisnews.com/~Jay/journal/<http://www.lisnews.com/%7EJay/journal/>

(From my journal entry in LISNews)-

UCLA Libraries in their section on search and find provides an interesting 
and very useful comparision of Google scholar and other reserach databases. 
According to Google Scholar, Search Engines, Databases, and the
Research<http://www2.library.ucla.edu/googlescholar/index.cfm/>this
web site, "You may find that Google Scholar™ gives you a quick
overview
of a topic and can quickly point you toward relevant material but that your 
results may not be as current or as comprehensive as you need." As reported 
in the Distant Librarian
Blog<http://distlib.blogs.com/distlib/2005/08/google_scholar_.html>,
"One of the highlights is the Camtasia Studio screencast comparing
results
and search options in Schoogle and PsycINFO. Nicely done, and something I 
should do too..." Jay's presentation Google Scholar and other Information 
Resource Tools: Constructive
Analysis<http://www.library.drexel.edu/resources/tutorials/GoogleScholar.ppt>also
compares Google Scholar with some other electronic subscription based
databases including Ei Compendex, ScienceDirect and Web of Science. This 
presentation also attempts to point out when Google Scholar is best to use 
and when other resources can be more appropriate to locate the information 
you need. (NOTE: This Powerpoint was developed in April 2005 for a 
presentation at the Drexel COAS E-Learning-Google Scholar
Seminar<http://drexel-coas-elearning.blogspot.com/2005/05/google-scholar-seminar.html>and
some of the links included may require updating) Jay's commentary on
Google Scholar was posted by Randy Reichardt in his blog scitech library 
question <http://stlq.info/> under the title Google Scholar -Commentary by 
Jay Bhatt <http://stlq.info/archives/001683.html>


Jay

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