http://scholar.google.com/

Why use Google Scholar?

• Free• Easy to search• Broad base• Discovery Tool• Scholarly Information

articles, theses, books, abstracts and court opinions

Tip #1

Library Links

How do I find full text?

(Extra step if you are off-campus)

How do I find a book?

Scroll down

Tip #2

Never Pay for Content!

ILLiad

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Tip #3

Use a variety of research tools

Never rely on just one research tool…

Expert Researchers use many!

LINUS

Web of Science

ILLiadLINK+

Google Scholar

Endnote

OneSearch+

www.census.gov

GVRL

PsycInfo

SimplyMap

CQ Researcher

JSTOR

ArtStor

PubMed

Disadvantages(Google Scholar)

• No master list of journals• # of records, formats?• Coverage of certain areas unknown• Timeframe of coverage?• Update? Corrections?• Can’t limit to peer-reviewed journals• Define scholarly?

Google Scholar Advanced Search

PsycInfo Advanced Search

How do your professors use Google Scholar?

Ask them!

Author Search and Author Profiles