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Google vs. Web of Science


Author: Tara Cataldo
Subject: Library and Information Science
Source: CORA - Community of Online Research Assignments
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The assignment has students search the same topic in Google and the Web of Science or BIOSIS database. They are asked to pick one result from each search, identify its components (title, author, year) and identify the container of the information (journal, book, news, etc.). They are then asked to compare and reflect on the different results.

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