Google Scholar vs JSTOR

February 15, 2025 | Author: Maria Lin
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Google Scholar
Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. Search across a wide variety of disciplines and sources: articles, theses, papers. Allows to create personal online library
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JSTOR
JSTOR is a digital library containing digitized back issues of academic journals, books and primary sources, and current issues of journals. It provides full-text searches of almost 2,000 journals. More than 8,000 institutions in more than 160 countries have access to JSTOR; most access is by subscription, but some older public domain content is freely available to anyone, and in 2012 JSTOR launched a program providing limited no-cost access to old articles for individual scholars and researchers who register.
Google Scholar vs JSTOR in our news:

2004. Google starts scientific paper search engine Scholar



Google has launched Google Scholar - academic search engine that provides a simple way to search for scholarly literature such as articles, theses, books and conference papers. It can be useful for researchers, students and academics as it allows to search for scholarly content across multiple disciplines and sources, including academic publishers, online repositories and universities. Google Scholar ranks search results based on the relevance of the content. Besides, it enables to create personal online article library with folders. It's slogan "Stand on the shoulders of giants", which was taken from an idea attributed to Bernard of Chartres, quoted by Isaac Newton, and is a nod to the scholars who have contributed to their fields over the centuries, providing the foundation for new intellectual achievements.

Author: Maria Lin
Maria Lin, is a seasoned content writer who has contributed to numerous tech portals, including Mashable and bookrunch, as a guest author. She holds a Master's degree in Journalism from the University of California, where her research predominantly concentrated on mobile apps, software, AI and cloud services. With a deep passion for reading, Maria is particularly drawn to the intersection of technology and books, making book tech a subject of great interest to her. During her leisure time, she indulges in her love for cooking and finds solace in a good night's sleep. You can contact Maria Lin via email maria@bookrunch.com