TY - JOUR AB - Purpose– To identify the pros and the cons of Google Scholar.Design/methodology/approach– Chronicles the recent history of the Google Scholar search engine from its inception in November 2004 and critiques it with regard to its merits and demerits.Findings– Feels that there are massive content omissions presently but that, with future changes in its structure, Google Scholar will become an excellent free tool for scholarly information discovery and retrieval.Originality/value– Presents a useful analysis for potential users of the Google Scholar site. VL - 29 IS - 2 SN - 1468-4527 DO - 10.1108/14684520510598066 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/14684520510598066 AU - Jacsó Péter PY - 2005 Y1 - 2005/01/01 TI - Google Scholar: the pros and the cons T2 - Online Information Review PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 208 EP - 214 Y2 - 2024/09/22 ER -