The Utility of Google Scholar When Searching Geographical Literature: Comparison With Three Commercial Bibliographic Databases

Volume: 41, Issue: 3, Pages: 322 - 329
Published: May 1, 2015
Abstract
null null This study aims to highlight what benefits, if any, Google Scholar (GS) has for academic literature searches in the field of geography, compared to three commercial bibliographic databases: Web of Science (WoS), FRANCIS (multidisciplinary databases) and GeoRef (specialized in geosciences). This study focuses exclusively on evaluating the results, and not the features, of GS and the databases under examination. To ensure a valid...
Paper Details
Title
The Utility of Google Scholar When Searching Geographical Literature: Comparison With Three Commercial Bibliographic Databases
Published Date
May 1, 2015
Volume
41
Issue
3
Pages
322 - 329
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