Academics & So Much More! Blog - Research Guides at Tidewater Community College

Hello, scholars and students! In the vast world of online information, Google Scholar can be an invaluable tool for your research needs. But when is the best time to reach for this academic search engine? Let’s break it down!

Your TCC Libraries offers you many different subject research databases to search through for your academic research. Not all databases are the same and have every article you are searching for, but at times Google Scholar may the article you are searching for with full text. If neither the library databases nor Google Scholar has your article, then you can put in a request in through Interlibrary Loan. Please be aware of your time when requesting materials. TCC Libraries can normally get articles within a 24-hour period.

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Happy researching, and may your scholarly adventures be fruitful! 📖✨

**Some information in this post was inspired by ChatGPT.**

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