As a freely accessible web search engine, Google Scholar is an additional resource you can dig in for journal articles and other materials. A search box to use Google Scholar has been provided here, as well as a link to our Google Scholar guide, which will give you direction on gaining access to research articles from Lone Star College Library.
Caution: Google Scholar is a great tool, but that's in addition to the databases, not instead of. Scholarly articles tend to be behind paywalls, and even Google can't give you access. As well, there are predatory journals out there (with low publication standards) that Google doesn't disregard from its results.
Don't forget to save the information you find immediately. Don't wait and lose your discoveries. You might prefer Google Docs, or OneDrive, or PowerNotes. Whatever process you develop, be kind to yourself and be consistent. Save it and be able to easily find it!
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