1. For academic research http://scholar.google.com/
Using Google Scholar
For academic research

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3. On Results page, set limits
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4. Benefits of Google scholar
Often a useful place to start, when you have some keywords, author names, particularly if you have no access to subscription databases
Searches scholarly material including books, journal articles, conference papers and other literature from a wide range of subjects
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