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Google Scholar
Google Scholar is a free, broad academic search covering journals, theses, and grey literature together, useful for a first, wide pass, though it lacks the quality curation of Scopus or Web of Science.
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You'll usually need this when running a first, broad pass across many source types before narrowing down.
Why it matters
It's a free, broad academic search covering journals, theses, and grey literature together, useful for a first, wide pass, though it lacks the quality curation of Scopus or Web of Science.