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Google Scholar<\/h2>\r\nAn increasingly popular article database is Google Scholar<\/a>. It looks like a regular Google search, and it aims\u00a0to include the vast majority of scholarly resources available. While it has some limitations (like not including a list of which journals they include), it\u2019s a very useful tool if you want to cast a wide net.\r\n\r\nHere are three tips for using Google Scholar effectively:\r\n
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  1. Add your topic field (economics, psychology, French, etc.) as one of your keywords<\/strong>. If you just put in \u201ccrime,\u201d for example, Google Scholar will return all sorts of stuff from sociology, psychology, geography, and history. If your paper is on crime in French literature, your best sources may be buried under thousands of papers from other disciplines. A set of search terms like \u201ccrime French literature modern\u201d will get you to relevant sources much faster.<\/li>\r\n \t
  2. Don\u2019t ever pay for an article<\/strong>. When you click on links to articles in Google Scholar, you may end up on a publisher\u2019s site that tells you that you can download the article for $20 or $30. Don\u2019t do it! You probably have access to virtually all the published academic literature through your library resources. Write down the key information (authors\u2019 names, title, journal title, volume, issue number, year, page numbers) and go find the article through your library website. If you don\u2019t have immediate full-text access, you may be able to get it through inter-library loan.<\/li>\r\n \t
  3. Use the \u201ccited by\u201d feature<\/strong>. If you get one great hit on Google Scholar, you can quickly see a list of other papers that cited it. For example, the search terms \u201ccrime economics\u201d yielded this hit for a 1988 paper that appeared in a journal called Kyklos<\/em>:<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n
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    \r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"477\"]\"A Google Scholar search results.[\/caption]\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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    Using Google Scholar<\/h3>\r\nWatch this video to get a better idea of how to utilize Google Scholar for finding articles. While this video shows specifics for setting up an account with Eastern Michigan University, the same principles apply to other colleges and universities. Ask your librarian if you have more questions.\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/oqnjhjISHFk\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n

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    Google Scholar<\/h2>\n

    An increasingly popular article database is Google Scholar<\/a>. It looks like a regular Google search, and it aims\u00a0to include the vast majority of scholarly resources available. While it has some limitations (like not including a list of which journals they include), it\u2019s a very useful tool if you want to cast a wide net.<\/p>\n

    Here are three tips for using Google Scholar effectively:<\/p>\n

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    1. Add your topic field (economics, psychology, French, etc.) as one of your keywords<\/strong>. If you just put in \u201ccrime,\u201d for example, Google Scholar will return all sorts of stuff from sociology, psychology, geography, and history. If your paper is on crime in French literature, your best sources may be buried under thousands of papers from other disciplines. A set of search terms like \u201ccrime French literature modern\u201d will get you to relevant sources much faster.<\/li>\n
    2. Don\u2019t ever pay for an article<\/strong>. When you click on links to articles in Google Scholar, you may end up on a publisher\u2019s site that tells you that you can download the article for $20 or $30. Don\u2019t do it! You probably have access to virtually all the published academic literature through your library resources. Write down the key information (authors\u2019 names, title, journal title, volume, issue number, year, page numbers) and go find the article through your library website. If you don\u2019t have immediate full-text access, you may be able to get it through inter-library loan.<\/li>\n
    3. Use the \u201ccited by\u201d feature<\/strong>. If you get one great hit on Google Scholar, you can quickly see a list of other papers that cited it. For example, the search terms \u201ccrime economics\u201d yielded this hit for a 1988 paper that appeared in a journal called Kyklos<\/em>:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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      Google Scholar search results.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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      Using Google Scholar<\/h3>\n

      Watch this video to get a better idea of how to utilize Google Scholar for finding articles. While this video shows specifics for setting up an account with Eastern Michigan University, the same principles apply to other colleges and universities. Ask your librarian if you have more questions.<\/p>\n