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Google Scholar is a search engine that searches scholarly literature across all areas of research. It searches across academic sites including publishers, universities, research organisations, pre-print repositories, and professional organisations to give you access to a wide range of scholarly content. open access resources resources outside the library collection that you can request via our Document Delivery and Inter Library Loan service (link below). Google Scholar has a significant coverage of open access publications however you may not always find free full text. You do not need to pay for articles, instead, link Google Scholar to Notre Dame library to access full text resources held in our collection through Google Scholar. See step-by-step instructions below. Document Delivery and Inter-library Loans Get access to full text by linking Google Scholar to the Notre Dame library databases To ensure that you’re able to quickly access more articles in full-text, linkGoogle Scholar with the Library’s research databases. Set your preferences with the following steps. 1. Go to Google Scholar2. Click on the menu icon at the top left of the screen 3. Click on Settings 4. Click on Library links 5. Search for "The University of Notre Dame Australia" in the search box 6. Check the box for "The University of Notre Dame Australia - Findit@NDA" 7. Click on Save 8. Type your keywords and click on the Search icon 9. Click the Findit@NDA link next to the result to gain access to the full text from Notre Dame Library
If you don't see the FiNDit@NDAlink, click on the article title, and if you have LibKey installed, it will search for full text and provide you with a download button if found. 10. Sign in using your Notre Dame credentials 11. You will be directed to the resource in the library 12. Look for the PDF icon to download a copy PDFs may be slow to load, but include page numbers for citing, and are already formatted for printing. This workflow was created with Tango.
Use Google Scholar in addition to library databases to discover resources beyond the library's collection
Google Scholar offers... Multidisciplinary content: A broad research coverage area and gives you access to a wide range of scholarly content including journal articles, e-books, conference proceedings, theses, government reports and more A significant coverage of open access publication Access to "grey literature" that is not always included in journal databases Multiple versions of the same document in a single record Database features: Full text search or free-text search, Google Scholar examines all the words stored in the documents and tries to match your search terms "Cited by" and "Related articles" search options to identify influential research and related research "Cite" option to copy and paste your preferred citation style Citation export to EndNote, RefWorks and other reference management software Save search results and set up alerts Researcher profiles to promote your work and track your citations
Tips on finding full text in Google Scholar
Use the Google Advanced Search to make the most out of Google Scholar Watch the video below by American University Library to learn how to use the advanced search options in Google Scholar.
Not every publication in Google Scholar is scholarly Results cannot be searched or filtered by peer-review status. If your resources are not retrieved from the library's databases, then closer scrutiny of the resource is required. The suggestions below will help you decide about the credibility of resource you found in Google Scholar and if you would want to use it in your paper. Check if the article is published in a peer reviewed journal by checking these resources: Use the following modules and checklists to evaluate the resources you found:Ask a librarian if you are still unsure! (责任编辑：) |
