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Google Scholar
Google Scholar helps people search for scholarly literature, giving them access to a wider range of more reliable resources.
Google Scholar
Summary
Google Scholar is the paring of Google’s powerful search engine with a virtual library of scholarly journals, articles, books, theses, abstracts, and more! Google Scholar provides teachers and students a place to store their favorite articles, create a list of citations, and view metrics of top publications.
Procedure
Go to scholar.google.com.
Use the advanced search option to find a specific topic or author. You can access advanced search by clicking the menu button on the left of the homepage.
Adjust your settings from the same menu icon at the top left of the Google
Scholar home page. If you are logged in to Google, you can adjust and save your
search settings.
Browse through the articles. Click the star icon
under the article link to save any articles. It will then be stored in “My Library” and easily accessed when you
need it.
Click the citation icon underneath the article if you want to cite it. Copy and paste these citations
in the three major formats: Harvard, Vancouver, Chicago, MLA, and APA.
Click “Metrics” under the menu icon of the Scholar homepage and find out what is currently being discussed the
most within your field of study.
Use your higher-ed credentials to get more access to articles. Go to “Settings” and then to “Library Links.” Type in your institution and select the
access links that your school uses. Now when articles are pulled up, you can view articles that your school has purchased.
Click “Cited by ___” underneath
a pinnacle article within your field of research and find other articles that relate.
Using Chrome as your browser, add the Scholar “button” extension from the Chrome Web Store.
Google. (2004). Google Scholar. scholar.google.com
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