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How many articles are available at the GCC Library?
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68,000 Videos
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- Google Scholar
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370 Million!
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Scholarly Research on the Web
Scholarly Research on the Web
Searching for Articles at the Library
Navigating eBooks
Activity
What are some of the good parts of doing research through the web?
What are some issues or problems you can have researching on the web?
Take a look at the Affordable Care Act topic through both One Search and a Database and compare this information to your previous searches.
What is Google Scholar?
"Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. From one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources: articles, theses, books, abstracts and court opinions, from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities and other web sites."
Is Google Scholar Free?
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Yes! But while some articles are freely accessible on Google Scholar, many others require subscriptions.
How can the library help?
The GCC Library has many journal and subscriptions, so if you access Google Scholar while at GCC or through the GCC Library Site, you will also get access to all of the GCC Library's subscription articles.
Compare and Contrast
Compare and contrast Google and Google Scholar for this topic:
Human Organ Printing
eBooks
Second largest collection behind articles.
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Activity
How do you find information online?
Use One Search and limit to Books -> eBooks
Don't Have to Read the Whole Book
Use the Research and Navigation Tools!
Put information to the C.R.A.P Test, and ask...
- Is the information Current?
- Is the information Reliable?
- Is the author knowledgeable or Authoratative?
- Is the information unbiased or Persuasive?
What is the title of the tenth Chapter in the Book "Reasons and Persons" by Derek Parfit?
What is the html <head>?
What is 'imposter syndrome'?
Do you Google?
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Do you go to a specific site?
Two Ways to Search
Search the Scholarly Web...
Instead of the entire web, try more educational and scholarly sites.
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- College & University Sites
- Government Sites
- Google Scholar
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