There is a great deal of information related to sustainability on the web. Many of the sites will provide good background information about the topic in general, but most web sites are not going to provide articles that have a high enough level of academic integrity and depth to meet your research requirements. Remember even Google Scholar is not limited to articles that are written, edited, and fact-checked by subject experts. However, there is a movement pushing for more "open access" to scientific articles on the web with a growing number of online repositories that are worth searching for peer-reviewed science articles.
Below you will find:
Try the sites below for "open access" to scientific information Here are sites to search for articles:
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Sample article found: |
| Public Library of Science (PLOS): open access scholarly articles | |
| MDPI Sustainability: open access articles | https://doi.org/10.3390/su10051478 |
Google Scholar is a search engine that searches for scholarly research available on the web in a variety of disciplines. It looks for articles, theses, books, abstracts and court opinions, from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities and other web sites. Remember that not everything will be available for free and not everything it finds will be peer-reviewed. You can always go back to the Database tab in this LibGuide for links to databases that WA has purchased for you to have access to scholarly resources.
. For more info about Google Scholar and to get search tips, see Google Scholar About.
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The Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue has some very helpful information on evaluating both print and Internet sources.
