Google vs Databases

Library Databases

  

 

Pros

- Articles have to be from reputable sources (no need to fact check!)

- Most will create a citation for you

 

Cons

- Searches have to be very specific

- Keyword spelling must be correct

- Search is limited to the database's collection

Google

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Pros

- Google can guess what you want based on other user searches

- Don't have to use very specific keywords to get good results

 

Cons

- Can be hard to figure out if a source is reputable or not

- Results contain sponsored links (ads)

Too many results can make it hard to find the best ones