Embracing Google Scholar: Introducing Students to Better Research

Type of Presentation

Individual paper/presentation (20 minute presentation)

Target Audience

Other

Presenter Information

• Jean Cook, University of West GeorgiaFollow
• Veronica Cook, Lassiter High School, Marietta, GA

Copyright

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Location

Room 210

Proposal

See presentation description.

Short Description

Help your students conduct academic research in their comfort zone. Google provides a number of powerful web tools to search, analyze, and access information. Learn how students used Google Scholar to access scholarly resources, critique what they found, and develop in-depth research methods.

Keywords

Information literacy, Google Scholar, Source evaluation, Research skills

Publication Type and Release Option

Presentation (Open Access)

Recommended Citation

Cook, Jean and Cook, Veronica, "Embracing Google Scholar: Introducing Students to Better Research" (2009). Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy. 37.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gaintlit/2009/2009/37