2010
DOI: 10.5860/rusq.50n2.170
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Finding Articles and Journals via Google Scholar, Journal Portals, and Link Resolvers

Abstract: Finding journal titles and journal articles are two of the toughest tasks on academic library webpages. Challenges include choos-

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“…We used Google Scholar as a search tool because it is more effective, and those wanting to find OA articles are more likely to find them using the general search engines Google and Google Scholar. 13 The Google Scholar engine automatically parses and identifies different types of digital documents, such as PDF and Word files, from the content of crawled Web pages. It is a more effective and faster approach to finding OA articles than searching for them on journal Web sites, institutional repositories, subject repositories, or personal Web pages.…”
Section: Purpose and Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…We used Google Scholar as a search tool because it is more effective, and those wanting to find OA articles are more likely to find them using the general search engines Google and Google Scholar. 13 The Google Scholar engine automatically parses and identifies different types of digital documents, such as PDF and Word files, from the content of crawled Web pages. It is a more effective and faster approach to finding OA articles than searching for them on journal Web sites, institutional repositories, subject repositories, or personal Web pages.…”
Section: Purpose and Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The most popular academic search engine is Google scholar (Dixon & Duncan, 2013). With this tool, finding journals and articles are no longer an inconvenient for students.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…'' p. 26 For her part, after analyzing GS, Burright (2006) stated, ''Its lack of authority control for basic data elements such as author names and publication titles greatly limits its ability to sustain a serious scientific and technical research audience as an exclusive source of literature'' (p.3). This negative evaluation of GS was seconded by Dixon et al (2010), who stated that ''the lack of information about what GS covers makes it difficult to recommend it as the primary choice for a typical website user'' (p. 180).…”
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