Examining the claims of Google Scholar as a serious information source

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dc.citation.volume50
dc.contributor.authorWhite, Bruce
dc.date.accessioned2008-02-17T22:10:40Z
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-06T22:25:16Z
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-07T13:57:26Z
dc.date.available2008-02-17T22:10:40Z
dc.date.available2016-03-06T22:25:16Z
dc.date.available2016-09-07T13:57:26Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.description.abstractSince its introduction in mid 2004 the Google Scholar search engine has been the subject of considerable interest within the library community and has been the subject of both excitement and criticism. While applauding its ambitious scope various writers have pointed out its shortcomings through unfavourable comparisons with the traditional scholarly databases. This article summarises the debate and then critically examines Google Scholar through a number of practical examples concluding that in terms of its coverage and functionality it outperforms traditional databases in locating a major portion of the available information.en_US
dc.identifier.citationB.D. White. (2006). Examining the claims of Google Scholar as a serious information source. New Zealand Library & Information Management Journal, v50 no 1, pp. 11-24en_US
dc.identifier.elements-id184966
dc.identifier.harvestedMassey_Dark
dc.identifier.harvestedMassey_Dark
dc.identifier.issn1177-3316
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10179/9666
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.isbasedonNew Zealand Library & Information Management Journal, v50 no 1, pp. 11-24en_US
dc.relation.isformatofhttp://www.lianza.org.nz/publications/journal/files/TNZLIMJOctober2006v50i01.pdfen_US
dc.subjectGoogle Scholaren_US
dc.subjectInformation retrievalen_US
dc.subject.otherFields of Research::330000 Educationen_US
dc.titleExamining the claims of Google Scholar as a serious information sourceen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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