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GoogleScholar- Search Tutorials

GoogleScholar for Research

 

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Start by watching GoogleScholar Part 1: Library Link to Metro State 

This video shows you how to set up your GoogleScholar searches that enables you easy access to full-text articles available through Metro State Library databases- a convenient, time-saving feature!

Key features covered in the video "Searching in GoogleScholar" :

  • Accessing full-text through Metro State from you GoogleScholar results (4:40)
  • Making inter-library loan (ILL) requests for full-text articles (6:40)
  • Accessing and evaluating non-academic sources in your GoogleScholar results (9:47)
  • Saving, citing and organizing sources in GoogleScholar (10:45)

Tip: To learn how to apply strategies on finding and evaluating for credible sources online, click here.