Well folks we're almost there! a few more weeks until we all can tune in and listen to each others podcasts! But the process to get ther isn't a joke. Still researching and figuring out which information is creditable and which arent seems to be the main focus for everyone, (along with figuring out how to record a podcast).
But with everyones research process, I'm sure we all have our own unique way how to go about accumulating information. Personally, I prefer to use library databases as oppopsed to Google scholar; why you may ask?...
Well firstly, becuase they have an array of differnt information streams that may suit your interest and pertain to what you're looking for. If I need a book, it would tell me where to locate the book at school, if I need a magazine, it would tell me where to find it in the library at school or give me a link to an online copy. They also have different academic streams that pertain to what it is you are looking for. For example, if I need an academic journal on the behaviour of children during the 19th century, I would simply go to the articles and databases tab, scroll to psychology, and it would give me options of psychology based databases where I would choose to start my search.
Secondly, library databases are catered to students and academic professionals. Some databases, or information, that could be found on Google scholar might not be found on a library database.
And thirdly, in my opinion, library databases are just alot easier to navagate through. Theres a tab, click it, start searching.
With Google scholar, there is alot of room for unessesary information to appear when you are searching for a topic, and also, they dont give you information about the article, book, or academic journal that you have chosen; like a library database would. For example, when I search a topic on a library based database, and I choose an article, or journal, that fits my topic, it gives me an abstract that I could read before reading the whole article text to see if the article is right for me. It also gives the date, volume number, page number, and any other useful information that could be used for your research and espcially for citing.
Although I prefer one over the other, both Google scholar and library databases could be used togther when needing a second or third opion on a topic; with library databases being your first option. Google scholar also offers videos that might be helpful with your search and other materilas that library databases might not offer.
So at the end of the day, I'm team library databases!
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