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Licensed Databases vs. Google Scholar: Which is more Scholarly?

This study compares the scholarly quality of licensed databases and Google Scholar using a step-by-step methodology. The research focuses on the impact of acquiring and using a second language on children's cognitive development. Results indicate that Google Scholar is slightly more scholarly than licensed databases.

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Licensed Databases vs. Google Scholar: Which is more Scholarly?

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  1. Licensed Databases vs. Google Scholar:Which is more Scholarly? Jared Howland Tom Wright

  2. Background

  3. Methodologyin 10 semi-easy-to-follow steps

  4. step 1Multiple disciplines

  5. step 2Question

  6. How does the acquisition and use of a second language in children affect their general cognitive development?

  7. step 3Database query

  8. bilingual* and child* and "cognitive development"

  9. step 4Database

  10. Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts

  11. step 5Translate query

  12. ~bilingual ~child "cognitive development"

  13. step 6Perform searches

  14. Search database

  15. Search Google Scholar

  16. step 7Determine if citations found in one resource are available in the other (exclusivity)

  17. Database citation

  18. Found in Google Scholar

  19. step 8Standardize citations

  20. step 9Randomize citations

  21. step 10Grade citations

  22. Rubric

  23. Results

  24. Google Scholar is on average more scholarly14.2 vs 13.6

  25. total score = μ + Ei + Rj + ERij + εijklWhere:μ = Average total scoreE = effect due to exclusivityR = effect due to reseacherε = error term

  26. No statistically significant difference between disciplines

  27. Statistically significant difference for exclusivity

  28. Exclusivity Comparisons

  29. Questions

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