Parents' Guide to

Google Scholar

By Susan Yudt, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 15+

Google scores with scholarly search engine.

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It's just a serach engine

It is Just a search engine, kids use it all the time and it is apprpritae for ages:6-older beacause it is like bing yahoo, or msn so let your kids go on any search eingene they want.

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Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say (5 ):
Kids say (12 ):

Comprehensive, user-friendly, and free, Google Scholar is an excellent tool for high school students who are getting their first taste of academic research. Search listings also include links for "related articles" and "cited by," two features that may help users expand or narrow down their inquiry. Combining the ease of a search engine with the quality and reliability of a library, Google Scholar blends the best features of both worlds.

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