When using Google Scholar might be a good idea:
- Your topic is interdisciplinary and very specific
- You are comfortable searching Google, but want to focus on scholarly resources
- You want to find citing references for an article (hint: learn more about citing references here)
When using Google Scholar might work against you:
- Your topic is specific to one or two related subjects (hint: try a subject-specific database)
- You only want books or media we have here at Furman (hint: try the catalog)
- You have no idea what you are looking for or where to look for it (hint: ask a librarian)
