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Google Scholar Goes To School: The Presence Of Google Scholar On College And University Web Sites

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book/Conference Title

Journal of Academic Librarianship

Volume

34

Issue

1

First Page

39

Last Page

51

Abstract

This study measured the degree of Google Scholar adoption within academia by analyzing the frequency of Google Scholar appearances on 948 campus and library Web sites, and by ascertaining the establishment of link resolution between Google Scholar and library resources. Results indicate a positive correlation between the implementation of Google Scholar link resolution and the degree of Google Scholar adoption. © 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Department

Rod Library

Original Publication Date

1-1-2008

DOI of published version

10.1016/j.acalib.2007.11.009

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