Standing on the Shoulders of Libraries: A Holistic and Rhetorical Approach to Teaching Google Scholar |
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| Authors: | Charlie Potter |
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| Institution: | Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library , University of Montana , 32 Campus Drive #9936, Missoula , MT , 59812 E-mail: Charlie.potter@msu.umt.edu |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACT In order to understand better and explain the practices of Google Scholar, this essay takes a rhetorical and holistic look at the search technology, language, and sociopolitical implications of the Google Scholar interface as well as the connection between Google Scholar and the actions of the Google Corporation. The relationship between Google Scholar and the academic library is also explored. In addition, the essay offers ways to encourage students to undertake this kind of critique in the information literacy classroom. |
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| Keywords: | Advertising rhetoric Google privacy corporate values |
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