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Library Welcome Guide: Google vs Scholar vs Databases

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When searching for information there are a number of sources you can use: books, ebooks, online databases, Google and Google Scholar.  This page discusses the pros and cons of Google, Google Scholar and the library's online databases.

When searching, should I use online databases or Google?

Video credited to UTC Library: University of Tennessee Chattanooga Library.

UTC Library. (2019, August 13). Learn about library databases and Google [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jb0y-TEOhKA

How to use Google Scholar

Video credited to Idaho State University Libraries.

ISU Libraries. (2020, November 4). How to use Google Scholar [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egr1khf1hmU