Eastern Michigan University
Eastern Michigan University
Eastern Michigan University
Thursday January 03, 2013

Library Hours: 8:00am to 5:00pm

Eastern Michigan University Library

Google Scholar

Google Scholar is an easy-to-use search engine that locates articles in academic journals and other peer-reviewed publications.

How Google Scholar Works

Google Scholar searches the full-text of each article and looks at the author, the publication in which the article appears, and how often the piece has been cited in other scholarly publications.

Searching Google Scholar

  1. Find a Google Scholar link in the "more" menu on the Google home page.


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  2. Use the basic search, or Advanced Scholar Search for more search options

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  3. Advanced Scholar Search:

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  4. Knowing how to effectively search for what you're looking for is the key to succesfully finding useful articles. Google scholar advises students how to best search thier database under the Advanced Search Tips and Google Scholar Help. This information is very useful.

    To view Advanced Search Tips: Inside the Advanced Scholar Search screen, click the Advavanced Search Tips link located at the top of the screen.

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    To view the Google Scholar Help:
    1. Inside the Advanced Scholar Search screen, click the Advavanced Search Tips link located at the top of the screen.
    2. On the left side of the screen click Google Scholar Help.

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Google Scholar does its best to list the most relevant articles first, but you should look beyond the first page of results. Google Scholar doesn't automatically choose the best article for your research needs.


Finding Full Text of Articles

On Campus - EMU Find Text+ links appear on the Google Scholar results pages. Use these links to locate the full text of articles.


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Off Campus - You need to set Google Scholar preferences for Eastern Michigan University to see the EMU Find Text+ links and connect to EMU library subscriptions.

  1. On the Google Scholar home page click Scholar Preferences. The link is located on the right side of the screen next to the search button.

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  2. In the section titled Library Links type "EMU" or "Eastern Michigan University" into the search box and click Find Library.

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  3. A list of results should appear. Click the box next to "Eastern Michigan Library Full Text @ FindText+"

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  4. Click Save Preferences at the bottom of the screen.
    • Note: you will have to set these preferences for each computer you use that is not on campus.

More Help

Using Google Scholar - a brief introduction to Google Scholar, including how it works with Library databases (video, 2:39)