How to Use Google Scholar for Academic Research

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Google Scholar is a Google product specifically designed for searching academic sources, including journal articles, books, dissertations, and abstracts from various fields. This wikiHow article teaches you how to use Google Scholar to research any topic and cite it in your own work.