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Google Search Tricks

You might be very familiar with using Google or other popular search engines, but databases are the ideal tools for your academic research. They are specially designed to give you results based on relevant keywords and phrases. There is a difference between databases and search engines, although both can be used effectively.

Use the library's databases to find those scholarly sources that you need for your classes! The two videos below demonstrate how use library databases and how to use Google for researching. Check them out!