Amin W14: Search Strategies

Hello,
For the podcast assignment I have used both Google Scholar and Library Databases (mostly JSTOR) and I like both of these forms of obtaining information. However I preferred using JSTOR accessible from the York U library homepage because I had the ability to search for specific articles and these articles were always free. A lot of the articles I had found on Google scholar were somewhat relevant and the really good ones had copyright issues so every piece of information I wanted to obtain, they had forced me to pay a hefty price to which as a college student on a tight budget i gracefully declined. I felt more comfortable with JSTOR anyways, I have used it plenty of times prior and I have found some useful information that I used on my draft transcript.

The best way to obtain information is to always compare sources and texts one comes across. This form of content analysis helps the reader distinguish what is true and relate able to the the topic at hand. Articles found on Google Scholar that were really interesting (only gave a summary) I had also found on JSTOR so just by that example alone I have used Google Scholar per say to find information valuable on JSTOR.

Key differences again go along with the availability of certain articles in terms of a financial aspect. Other than that I had found most of the articles on Google Scholar are a lot more recent  and in JSTOR the texts are a bit older (for the topic I was doing; Advertising). JSTOR allows advanced searches down to the text featured within an article and I found that quite helpful when looking for information.

Finally after using both forms of research I would still use both of these sources. Simply because they both produce valuable information. For issues or topics that don't need to be updated much such as history I would use JSTOR and things which change constantly such as technology I would probably use Google Scholar. However I would use both these sources for upcoming research assignments.