Library Intelligencer

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Google Scholar  http://scholar.google.co.uk) leads to increasing numbers of articles and books – but many (most?) of the items retrieved can only be read on payment of a fee. (Tip – sometimes a revised search in the main version of Google, using the title of an article you’ve found but can’t access, typed in as a phrase search eg “Inside the black box”, may lead you to an alternative version or a related text by the same author which IS freely available)

Google itself will find huge amounts of material on most subjects – but a lot will be found to be of variable quality and relevance – though you could try eg choosing “advanced search” and restricting your search by File Format (choosing “PDF” will tend to retrieve more weighty items than other options).

LINKS BELOW will help you find a higher proportion of good quality material…..

source: SCONUL Focus