Using Google Scholar Tools in Blackboard

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 ]

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 p e t s

click ‘Edit View’ 2 p e t s

choose ‘Google Scholar Search’ from the Select pulldown 3menu p e t s

click ‘Go’ 4 p e t s [ to the right of the pulldown menu ]

define the details of the search (keywords etc)... 5 p e t 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’ 6 p e t s

click ‘OK’ 7 p e t s

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 e t s

click ‘Edit View’ 2 p e t s

choose ‘Google Scholar Content’ from the Select pulldown 3 menu p e t s

click ‘Go’ 4 p e t 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 e t 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 p e t s

✹ nal) (optio click ‘Back to Google Search results’ to add further references to 7 Blackboard p e t s [ articles associated with the same word/phrase in Step 5 ]

click ‘OK’ to finish adding links to articles 8 p e t s

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Using Google Scholar Tools in Blackboard

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