Google Scholar is sort of like Google's version of our research databases in that it indexes scholarly content, making it easier to pick out than if you did a normal Google Search.
On the other hand, many results found through Google Scholar aren't available to read for free. (Fortunately, you can request paywalled articles from the library for free!)
| Google Scholar | ||
|---|---|---|
| # of results | 161,000,000 results (lots) | 896,000 results (fewer) |
| What kind of results | "Popular" articles from regular websites - news, blogs, magazines, etc with all degrees of credibility (or lack thereof) | Scholarly articles written by experts and formally published by mostly reputable entities |
| Can you read it? | Full-text of web articles generally available | Full-text may or may not be available; odds are good you'll run into paywalls |
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