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What is Google Scholar?
Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. From one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources: peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles, from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations.
Searching tips

How do I search by author?

Enter the author's name in quotations: "d knuth". To increase the number of results, use initials rather than the full first name.

If you're finding too many papers which mention the author, you can use the "author:" operator to search for specific authors. For example, you can try [author:knuth], [author:"d knuth"], or [author:"donald e knuth"].

How do I search by title?

Put the paper's title in quotations: "A History of the China Sea." Google Scholar will automatically find the paper as well as other papers which mention it.

How do I find recent research on a particular topic?

Click on "Recent articles" on the right side of any results page, and your results will be re-sorted to help you find newer research more quickly. The new ordering considers factors like the prominence of the author's and journal's previous papers, as well as the full text of each article and how often it has been cited.

How do I search for papers in specific publications?

Within the Advanced Search page, you can specify keywords which must appear in both the article and the publication name. See the Advanced Search Tips for more information.

How do I search by category?

From the Advanced Search page, you can search for scholarly literature within seven broad areas of research. Simply check the boxes for the subject areas you're interested in searching.

How are articles ranked?
Google Scholar aims to sort articles the way researchers do, weighing the full text of each article, the author, the publication in which the article appears, and how often the piece has been cited in other scholarly literature. The most relevant results will appear on the first page.
Understanding a Search Result

  1. Title - links to the abstract of the article, or if available, the complete article

  2. Cited by - identifies other papers that have cited articles in the group

  3. Related Articles - finds other papers that are similar to articles in this group. The list is ranked primarily by how similar these articles are to the original result, but also takes into account the relevance of each paper. It is often a good way to get acquainted with a topic.

  4. Get it at UQ Library link - links to an online version of the work subscribed to by the Library

  5. UQ catalogue link - checks UQ Library's catalogue for a physical copy

    The "Get it at UQ Library" links appear automatically if you're on campus or are using an UQnet ISP account. If you are off-campus:

  6. Group of - finds other articles included in this group of scholarly works, possibly preliminary, which you may be able to access. Examples include preprints, abstracts, conference papers or other adaptations

  7. Web Search - searches for information about this work on Google

  8. import into EndNote - once you have registered your preferred bibliography manager in Scholar Preferences, click on this link to import the citation
 
Who can I contact if I have a problem with Get it at UQ Library linking?
Send an email to eresources@library.uq.edu.au describing the problem. If you include the exact wording, or a screen dump, of any error message it will help us to respond to you more quickly.
Why are there author names on the left hand side of my results page?

Google Scholar automatically suggests authors related to your query – just click on an author's name and you'll see their papers. Finding authors who publish on the topics you're interested in is often a great way to get better acquainted with a field and discover related work you may not have found otherwise.

How can I add a citation to my bibliography manager?
Go to Scholar Preferences and select your preferred citation format in the "Bibliography Manager" section. Google Scholar currently support EndNote, RefWorks, RefMan, and BibTeX. Once you've saved your preferences, you can import a citation by clicking on the appropriate link in your Google Scholar search results.
What if I can't find what I'm looking for?