Document (#32366)

Author

Cathcart, R.
Roberts, A.

Title

Evaluating Google Scholar as a tool for information literacy

Source

Libraries and Google. Eds.: Miller, W. u. R.M. Pellen

Imprint

Binghamton, N.Y. : Haworth

Year

2005

Pages

S.167-176

Series

Internet reference services quarterly. 10(2005) nos.3/4

Abstract

There are a growing number of articles on the juncture of Google Scholar and libraries; this article seeks to address the ability of this resource to meet the information needs of students and researchers using the ACRL Information Literacy Standards. Each standard is applied to Google Scholar in this examination, and recommendations for how librarians might respond are offered.

Theme

Suchmaschinen
Informationsdienstleistungen

Object

Google Scholar

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