The Search

20 May 2022

Researching and finding new information should be a student’s bread and butter, but it’s not always as simple as a “Googling it”… or is it? Some topics have decades of literature to trawl through, and you have to know what’s already out there before you can figure out the last piece of the puzzle. Peer-reviewed articles are the gold standard, but you have to go through hard copies in physical libraries or use online databases with expensive subscription fees.  Academic Search Engines like Google Scholar are trying to disrupt this model of information access, but are they worth your time? Can they be a “one-stop-shop” for your reports and assignments, and help you work smarter, not just harder?