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Using the Web. . .

There are freely available search engines that allow you to access citations to and full-text of scholarly articles. Listed below are two that are recommended starting places:

  • Google Scholar --Provides a search of scholarly literature across many disciplines and sources, including theses, books, articles, etc. See our Using Google Scholar Research Guide for more info.
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  • Scirus -- Search engine that fetches only scientific web sites.

 

When You Use the Web...

Information on the "free web" can contain good information, but be sure to use criteria to carefully evaluate what you find -- and compare the information with other research resources available via the libraries at Emory University.

Print off a crib sheet (opens PDF, 21 KB)
Five Criteria for evaluating information you find on the WWW.
 
Also, don't pay for an item UNLESS you're absolutely sure that
  • Emory's libraries don't own the item you need
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         AND
     
  • You can't get the item from another library (try InterLibrary Loan)!

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