Introducing Google Scholar

Google Scholar,[object Object],A step-by-step introduction to ,[object Object],effective Google Scholar searching,[object Object]

What is Google Scholar? ,[object Object],Google Scholar is a search engine that searches for and retrieves results from scholarly literature.,[object Object]

How is it different from normal Google?,[object Object]

How is it the same as normal Google?,[object Object]

How do I get to Google Scholar?,[object Object],Go to the Google homepage (www.google.com). Look at the title bar across the top of the page and find the More link. Click on More to make a menu drop down; from this menu you should see and click on the link that says Scholar. ,[object Object]

Welcome to Google Scholar!,[object Object]

BEFORE you Search: Set your Preferences!,[object Object]

Welcome to Google Scholar Preferences! Here you can set language and display options. ,[object Object],This Preferences page also allows you to link directly to your library’s collection. If you follow directions and set this up, a Find It with OLinks link will start showing up in your Scholar searches whenever OhioLINK has online full-text. The next few slides will show you how to set up this super-helpful, timesaving feature.,[object Object]

Find the search box next to Library Links.,[object Object],Type in OhioLINK and click Find Library,[object Object]

Click on the box to the left of OhioLINK. Make sure that a check mark has appeared in the box.,[object Object],Be sure to scroll to the top or bottom of the page and click on SAVE PREFERENCES,[object Object],Return to the Google Scholar homepage before continuing,[object Object]

Advanced Search Option,[object Object]

Advanced Search: Why use it?,[object Object],Like most other resources, the Advanced Search just gives you more ways to limit your search. It gives you more boxes to enter your keywords in and search boxes devoted specifically to author, publication and date. ,[object Object],Use the advanced search if:,[object Object],[object Object]

You want to search for your keyword in the title of the article and not just in the article’s text

You are looking for a specific article or publication

You are looking for work by a specific author

You want to limit your search by date,[object Object]

Advanced Search Options,[object Object],The Advanced Search also gives you options concerning publication details. This is especially helpful if you are looking for a specific publication, or publications from a certain date range.,[object Object],Return to the Google Scholar homepage before continuing,[object Object]

Basic Search,[object Object],Google Scholar’s homepage is its basic search. This is a single search box, just like normal Google. It is a simpler format, but it will give you access to the same resources as the advanced search.,[object Object]

Sample Basic Search,[object Object],Let’s run a sample basic search for the word “happiness”,[object Object],Type happiness into the main Google scholar search box and click search.,[object Object]

Sample Basic Search: happiness,[object Object],The total number of search results is listed here.,[object Object],If you get back too many results, think about refining your search before you start scrolling through responses. Try adding “and” with another keyword to limit your search,[object Object]

Changing the search string to “happiness and neuroscience and chocolate” makes for a much more effective search! There are far fewer results to sort through and these results are more likely to relate closely to the topic since we’ve given the search more specific criteria. All of these results must mention happiness AND neuroscience AND chocolate somewhere in their text.,[object Object]

Understanding the Search Results,[object Object],Title of,[object Object],Resource,[object Object],(article, book chapter, conference paper),[object Object]

Understanding the Search Results,[object Object],Author(s) of,[object Object],Resource,[object Object]

Understanding the Search Results,[object Object],Additional Publication Information (date, journal title, publisher, website url),[object Object]

Understanding the Search Results,[object Object],Snippets from resource containing search keywords in bold,[object Object]

Understanding the Search Results,[object Object],Link to a list of other articles that have cited this resource or included this resource in their references,[object Object],This is helpful because it links the reference pages of these resources together and shows you who is citing whom. It also is likely to list resources that pick up where the original resource left off, either by continuing its studies or updating its findings.,[object Object],When something has been cited a lot, it can mean that the resource was foundational, revolutionary, or controversial. Remember that more recent works are less likely to have been cited a lot simply because there hasn’t been time for new research to emerge. ,[object Object]

Understanding the Search Results,[object Object],Related articles,[object Object],Click on related articles to see additional resources on the same topic.,[object Object]

Finding the Full Text of the Resource,[object Object],Links to the full text of the resource,[object Object],If the full-text of the resource is available freely online, Scholar will give you the link.,[object Object], If the full-text of the resource is available through Defiance College, you’ll see a link to Find it with Olinks. Click and you’ll link directly into Pilgrim Library’s electronic journal holdings. This will only happen, though, if you have set your preferences to include the OhioLINK library as demonstrated earlier in this presentation!,[object Object]

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