Google and Google Scholar

While Google is a tool we use daily, using it for academic research requires specific techniques to ensure quality. This guide explains how to use Google Scholar to find peer-reviewed literature and, crucially, how to link it to the Library’s holdings to access full-text articles for free. It also covers advanced search operators (like 'site:' or 'filetype:') to refine standard Google searches, helping you find reliable reports, government documents and statistics. You will learn about the limitations of Google, how to evaluate the credibility of web sources using critical frameworks and when to move to specialised library databases for more comprehensive results.