using (Blackboard) Google scholar tools
linking to dynamic search results
Blended Learning Advisor
Academic Development Unit

results limited to
‘academic’ sources
(articles, theses,
publishers, societies...)

academic articles
(‘Content’)
or
live* keyword results
(‘Search’)
[ * automatically updated ]

why?

tutor-led starting point
for internet searching
[ encourages students to focus on academic results ]

prevents manual
maintenance of
individual links
[ Blackboard/Google updates the list automatically ]

multiple sources
are provided
[ links to ‘dead’ webpages are reduced ]

Google Scholar
Search tool

automatically updated
list of search results

based on a keyword,
phrase or name of an
author specified
by the tutor

go to the area in
Blackboard where the
search link should be
1
displayed
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click ‘Edit View’
2
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choose ‘Google
Scholar Search’ from
the Select pulldown
3menu
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s

click ‘Go’
4
p
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s [ to the right of the pulldown menu ]

define the details
of the search
(keywords etc)...
5
p
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s

Link title – name for the item
Description – describe the purpose
Keywords* – word or words of the
search
Author* – full/last name of an author
Title contains* – full/partial title of
article/resource
[ * one or more of these can be used ]

click ‘Submit’
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click ‘OK’
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Google Scholar
Content tool

link to a specific
academic article

go to the area in
Blackboard where the
link to the article
1
should be displayed
p
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s

click ‘Edit View’
2
p
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s

choose ‘Google
Scholar Content’ from
the Select pulldown
3 menu
p
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s

click ‘Go’
4
p
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s
[ this will open a new browser window for Google Scholar ]

type in a search
word or phrase,
and locate a specific
5
article/reference*
p
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s
[ only blue underlined titles signify full readable content ]

click the ‘Import into
Blackboard’ text at the
base of the individual
6
article’s reference
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s

✹ nal)
(optio
click ‘Back to Google
Search results’ to add
further references to
7 Blackboard
p
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[ articles associated with the same word/phrase in Step 5 ]

click ‘OK’ to finish
adding links to articles
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