Google Scholar is a search engine that allows users to search through scholarly journals, books, legal documents, professional societies, and university websites. It filters out most non-accredited sources and allows viewing of full or partial publications from reliable sources. Google Scholar provides advanced search capabilities and offers the potential for accessing free articles from anywhere while also allowing teachers to preview books before purchasing them. However, not everything available is free and it does not provide detailed summaries of searched sources, with results being of mixed quality.
2. ï‚— a function of the Google search engine that allows you
to search through scholarly journals, books, legal
documents, professional societies, and university
websites
ï‚— allows you to view whole or partial publications of
some degree of quality and professionalism
ï‚— filters out most of the non-accredited sources
3. ï‚— Has Google's advanced search engine
ï‚— Better chance of getting a free article
ï‚— Accessible anywhere
ï‚— Save books to your Google library
ï‚— Teachers can preview books before they
buy them
4. ï‚— Only useful for high school
ï‚— Not everything is free
ï‚— Does not provide a detailed summary
of the sources that are searched.
ï‚— Search results are mixed
5. This is a great resource for High school
Social Studies teachers.
Teaching lessons about notable US Supreme court cases?
Need scholarly works to supplement the information in
your students' textbooks?
6. ï‚— Good source for:
ï‚— academic papers
ï‚— book excerpts
ï‚— legal documents
7. ï‚— Many high schools have an account with
Google scholar or Olinks that allows them to
view books and articles that otherwise
would not be free.
ï‚— High schools that do not have this set up
still have access to many free articles
8. The best use of Google Scholar is to
compliment other resources and as
a starting point for gathering
primary literature
Editor's Notes
Pros: -has Google's advanced search engine (compared to Jstor or other similar sites that only identify with certain key words)- multiple sites searched at once so better chance of getting a free article- accessible anywhere (Jstor is only accessible on campus)- save books to your google library for online browsing and it is easy to get back to them for referencing later- as a teacher you can preview books before you buy them sometimes(using google books feature)
Only useful for high school ( including freshman. You can find books and not just scholarly articles)not everything is freeGoogle Scholar does not provide a detailed summary of the sources that are searched. Search results are mixed -- they can be links about or to books, articles and Web pages. Might be hard to find exactly what you are looking for at times.
This is a great resource for High school Social Studies teachers.Teaching lessons about notable US Supreme court cases? Need scholarly works to supplement the information in your students' textbooks?Google Scholar can help in both of those and more. It has a great source of academic papers, book excerpts and legal documents. Google Books is also a great tool for teachers and Google Books is linked with Google Scholar.
Use Google Scholar as a starting point for gathering primary literature for research topics. Good source foracademic papers,book excerpts, and legal documents
Many high schools have an account with Google scholar or Olinks that allows them to view books and articles that otherwise would not be free. While not every school has this type program set up there are many that do. Just ask the library or a school administrator about using it for your class room. Even if the school does not have this set up Google Scholar has many free articles that anyone can access. Use in conjunction with textbooks and other resources. Some schools that may have out of date text books and other material could benefit most from this website.
The best use of this tool is to compliment other resources and as a starting point for gathering primary literature. e.