When evaluating websites use the following checklist to assess the reliability of the information:
(Who is the author and what authority do they possess?)
(Are any claims supported by reliable evidence?)
(Is the information biased?)
(Is the information up-to-date?)
(Who is the site aimed at?)
(Are links from the site working and pointing to other reliable sites?)
Google Scholar is a free web search engine that indexes scholarly literature across various formats and disciplines. It offers features such as citation analysis, author profiles, related articles, and access to full-text or metadata of articles. It is a useful place to start with your information search. However, the full-text content is only available from open access sources which may not be final published versions, or as scanned copies of articles. Not all academic content is indexed on the web, meaning Google doesn’t have access to everything.
