CSD 600: Research Methods

About 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

Advantages

Limitations

Multidisciplinary, search "everything" at once

Links to institutions full-text (once initial setup is complete)

Great to view how many times a paper is cited

No controlled vocabulary

Fewer search options available to help you refine results

Can end up with too many results

Find Full-Text

To set up Google Scholar to link to UH Manoa library subscriptions:

  1. Click on Settings in the upper right corner of the Google Scholar search page.
  2. Go to Library Links and search for Manoa.
  3. Select University of Hawaii at Manoa - Full Text @ UH Manoa and save your preferences.

Make sure you're signed in to your Google account to remember your preferences on future visits.

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