Google Scholar is a tool for finding scholarly articles. It covers all subject areas and includes content from many (but not all) publishers, as well as content in repositories and on web sites belonging to authors and research institutions. Many results will not be available in full-text. However, you can change the settings in your personal Google Scholar (you will need to have a personal Google account to do this) so that is also shows links to some full-text content in the library. Here's how:
Then, once signed into Google:
Despite the name, Google Scholar does have non-scholarly content. You will need to look at each article to determine whether it is scholarly. Here are some questions to ask:
You can also find more detailed help using Google Scholar Search Help and Beginners Guide to Google Scholar: Use Google Scholar for Academic Research (YouTube video: 22:12)
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