Google Scholar is a search tool for finding academic and professional materials. When searching in Google Scholar you are searching across multiple fields and disciplines and source types. Everything from articles, books, abstracts and court opinions, from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories to universities and other web sites. There are a few things to keep in mind:

• There is overlap between the content in Google Scholar and the Library's individual databases. You can find some articles available through Blackhawk Technical College library subscriptions and may need to sign in with your 9-Digit student ID to access materials

• Searching is similar to searching using other databases. Enter keywords or phrases, such as "early childhood education". Google Scholar returns the most relevant to your search terms results first, based on an item's full text, author, source, and the number of times it has been cited in other sources. Clicking on a title may only take you to a citation or description, rather than to the full document itself.

• Complete articles may not be available for free. Free full text articles will show up as a 'PDF' or 'HTML' file along the right of your search results, you can also see if another version of the article is available in full text by clicking on "All Versions" 

• If you don't see full text for an article you're interested in, contact the library. We may be able to find it through Interlibrary Loan. 

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