Google Scholar and PubMed as Scholarly Content Database: A User's Perspective
I used Google Scholar for my first database. The URL http://scholar.google.com/
I chose that database because I used it when I was obtaining my BSN here at Chamberlain. Google Scholar is not only easy to navigate but it also contains a wealth of information from sources such as articles to university websites. Google Scholar has peer-reviewed content with abstracts and full text articles from all over the world. The articles come in many languages and in a vast amount of disciplines. The article that I searched for was “Thyroid disorders and fertility”(Karaca & Akpak, 2015). What I truly enjoy about using Google Scholar is one does not have to create a sign in profile, install add on software or have to pay for the information being searched. Basically, it is a site of peer-reviewed scholarly data without the annoyance bothersome of pop ups or advertisements, like those seen on many commercial sites. The second site I used was PubMed. The URL http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed. I regularly search here for scholarly content due to its vast libraries. There are not only academic Journals in the fields of health sciences, biomedical sciences and behavioral sciences. This site is also free and does not require a sign in profile or extraneous software in order to research journals or articles. This site is not only for those in the medical profession but can be used easily by the average layperson seeking knowledge on certain disorders or diseases. It is maintained by National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), located at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This is not on a credible source of peer –reviewed data but it is a leading authority when searching for scholarly content. The article I accessed from the database was “The effect of autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) in the older, eurothyroid infertile woman during the first 35 days of an IVF cycle” (Reh et al.,2011).
References:
Karaca, N. & Akpak, Y. K. (2015) Thyroid
I chose that database because I used it when I was obtaining my BSN here at Chamberlain. Google Scholar is not only easy to navigate but it also contains a wealth of information from sources such as articles to university websites. Google Scholar has peer-reviewed content with abstracts and full text articles from all over the world. The articles come in many languages and in a vast amount of disciplines. The article that I searched for was “Thyroid disorders and fertility”(Karaca & Akpak, 2015). What I truly enjoy about using Google Scholar is one does not have to create a sign in profile, install add on software or have to pay for the information being searched. Basically, it is a site of peer-reviewed scholarly data without the annoyance bothersome of pop ups or advertisements, like those seen on many commercial sites. The second site I used was PubMed. The URL http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed. I regularly search here for scholarly content due to its vast libraries. There are not only academic Journals in the fields of health sciences, biomedical sciences and behavioral sciences. This site is also free and does not require a sign in profile or extraneous software in order to research journals or articles. This site is not only for those in the medical profession but can be used easily by the average layperson seeking knowledge on certain disorders or diseases. It is maintained by National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), located at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This is not on a credible source of peer –reviewed data but it is a leading authority when searching for scholarly content. The article I accessed from the database was “The effect of autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) in the older, eurothyroid infertile woman during the first 35 days of an IVF cycle” (Reh et al.,2011).
References:
Karaca, N. & Akpak, Y. K. (2015) Thyroid
References: Karaca, N. & Akpak, Y. K. (2015) Thyroid disorders and fertility. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 3 (6), 1299-1304. doi:10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20150135 Reh, A., Chaudhry, S., Mendelsohn, F., Im, S., Rolnitzky, L., Amarosa, A., Danoff, A. (2011). The effect of autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) in the older, euthyroid infertile woman during the first 35 days of an IVF cycle. Fertility and Sterility, 95(3), 1178–1181. doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.09.053