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How Scholarly is How Scholarly is ? ?
A Comparison of Google Scholar to A Comparison of Google Scholar to Library DatabasesLibrary Databases
Jared L. Howland | Thomas C. Wright | Rebecca A. Boughan | Brian C. RobertsJared L. Howland | Thomas C. Wright | Rebecca A. Boughan | Brian C. RobertsBrigham Young UniveristyBrigham Young Univeristy
IntroductionIntroduction
Literature ReviewLiterature Review
MethodologyMethodology
Subject specialistsSubject specialists
How does the How does the acquisition and use of a acquisition and use of a
second language in second language in children affect their children affect their general cognitive general cognitive
development?development?
(bilingual* OR L2) AND(bilingual* OR L2) AND(child* OR toddler) AND (child* OR toddler) AND
“cognitive “cognitive development”development”
Linguistic and Language Linguistic and Language Behavior AbstractsBehavior Abstracts
Academic Academic DisciplineDiscipline Database QueryDatabase Query Library DatabaseLibrary Database
ScienceScience
(ACL or “anterior cruciate (ACL or “anterior cruciate ligament*”) and injur* and (athlet* ligament*”) and injur* and (athlet* or sport or sports) and (therap* or or sport or sports) and (therap* or
treat* or rehab*)treat* or rehab*)
SportDiscusSportDiscus
ScienceSciencelung cancer and (etiol* or caus*) lung cancer and (etiol* or caus*)
and (cigarette* or smok* or and (cigarette* or smok* or nicotine*)nicotine*)
MedlineMedline
ScienceScience ““dark matter” and evidencedark matter” and evidence Applied Science and Applied Science and Technology AbstractsTechnology Abstracts
Social ScienceSocial Science
(“fast food” or mcdonald’s or (“fast food” or mcdonald’s or wendy’s or “burger king” or wendy’s or “burger king” or
restaurant) and franchis* and restaurant) and franchis* and (knowledge n3 transfer or (knowledge n3 transfer or
“knowledge management” or train*)“knowledge management” or train*)
Business Source Business Source PremierPremier
Social ScienceSocial Science
(“standardized test*” or “high (“standardized test*” or “high stakes test*”) and (“learning stakes test*”) and (“learning
disabilit*” or Dyslexia or “learning disabilit*” or Dyslexia or “learning problem”) and accommodat*problem”) and accommodat*
PsycINFOPsycINFO
HumanitiesHumanities(bilingual* or L2) and (child* or (bilingual* or L2) and (child* or
toddler) and “cognitive toddler) and “cognitive development”development”
Linguistics and Linguistics and Language Behavior Language Behavior
AbstractsAbstracts
HumanitiesHumanities(memor* or remembrance or (memor* or remembrance or memoir*) and (holocaust) and memoir*) and (holocaust) and
(Spiegelman or Maus)(Spiegelman or Maus)JSTORJSTOR
MethodologyMethodology
Search using querySearch using query
Native database resultsNative database results
Google Scholar resultsGoogle Scholar results
MethodologyMethodology
Search using citationsSearch using citations
Is this citation available Is this citation available in Google Scholar?in Google Scholar?
Yes, it is availableYes, it is available
in GSin GS ininDBDBin bothin both
ExclusivityExclusivity
MethodologyMethodology
Citation gradingCitation grading
Rubric and Full TextRubric and Full Text
Accuracy:Accuracy:AuthorityAuthority
::ObjectivitObjectivit
y:y:Currency:Currency:CoverageCoverage
::RelevancRelevanc
y:y:
reliability, fact checkers/editors, peer reviewreliability, fact checkers/editors, peer review
author’s qualifications, reputable publisherauthor’s qualifications, reputable publisher
minimum bias, extent to which persuasion is minimum bias, extent to which persuasion is
the goalthe goal
information up to date, date of publication information up to date, date of publication
indicatedindicated
depth of coveragedepth of coverage
related to research topicrelated to research topic
MethodologyMethodologytotal scholarliness score = μ + Etotal scholarliness score = μ + Eii + L + Ljj + EL + ELijij + + εεijklijkl
wherewhere
μμ = Average total score = Average total score
EE = Effect due to exclusivity ( = Effect due to exclusivity (ii = 1, 2, 3) = 1, 2, 3)
LL = Effect due to librarian ( = Effect due to librarian (jj = 1, 2, ... 7) = 1, 2, ... 7)
ELEL = Interaction between exclusivity and librarian = Interaction between exclusivity and librarian
εε = Error term = Error term
ResultsResults
Google Scholar was Google Scholar was 17.6%17.6% more scholarly more scholarly
ResultsResults
HighestHighest scholarliness scholarliness score when found in bothscore when found in both
ResultsResults
NoNo difference between difference between disciplinesdisciplines
Future StudiesFuture Studies
Generally applicable Generally applicable resultsresults
Future StudiesFuture Studies
Improved rubricImproved rubric
Future StudiesFuture Studies
Scholarliness Scholarliness calculationcalculation
Future StudiesFuture Studies
Comparison to Comparison to federated searchingfederated searching
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