The product is designed to search for academic sources.A wide variety of fields are included in these.A number of helpful features are included in the free and easy to use version of Google Scholar.It can be useful if you have mastered the ins and outs of the tool.
Step 1: Go to the website.
Go to http://scholar.google.com and open your internet browser.You will see a page with the same look as the regular search page, but with a search box underneath.You can use a computer or a mobile device.You can add the Scholar Button to the browser to make it easier to find what you're looking for.
Step 2: You will need to sign in to your account with the internet search engine.
If you haven't already, it's easy to set up one in your account, but you'll need to log in to access some of the services.Go to the top right corner of the website and click on the sign in button.You will be able to link your use of Scholar to your accounts.
Step 3: If you have an institutional or library account, you need to sign in.
Click on the left-hand menu bar to access the library links.To log in, type in your institution's name.If you have access to a library or other institution that subscribes to the right services, you may be able to reach some of the sources that are restricted.
Step 4: Use the search terms.
You can type the key terms in the search box.To pull up results, click the search button to the right of the bar with the magnifying glass icon.If you want to find out more about the culture of the Vietnamese people, use as few search terms as possible.If you are having trouble finding relevant results, try an additional or different set of search terms.If you want to learn more about the everyday life of Vietnamese people, try searching for 'Vietnamese people customs.'The circular radio button is located below the search bar.
Step 5: Get citation data.
A variety of results can be found in a search in the Scholar section of the website.Pay attention to the titles, author names, publication dates, and other information that the Scholar will give you.You should keep an eye out for results that are relevant to your topic.You might see a result for the article "Culture Shock: A Review of Vietnamese Culture and its Concepts of Health and Disease" if you search for "Vietnamese Culture."In 1985 it was published in the Western Journal of Medicine.You could be interested in the author, the topic, or the fact that it was published in 1985.If it's relevant to your search, you might be able to see a brief abstract from the result.
Step 6: If you can, go to the full text.
You can go directly to read the full article, book, or other sources via your web browser if you click on the title of the result.The general public can't see the full text from many academic sources.Clicking on a search result will take you to the full text.You may be able to get full-text access if you log into your institutional account.For more information about whether or not you can access the full text of particular sources, look for "Availability at Harvard" and "Find It@Harvard" in your Harvard account.Some restricted sources may allow you to pay a fee to view them.Clicking "All Versions" at the bottom of the citation information will allow you to view restricted sources.You might be able to find one that is non-restricted if the source is accessible via other databases.
Step 7: Try a more advanced search.
If you aren't happy with the search results, or if you have a more specific idea of what you're looking for, you can try advanced search options.You can do things like search for results within a certain date range, find results in a language of your choice, and look for articles written by a particular author.You can access advanced search options by clicking the downward-pointing arrow at the right edge of the search box when you first pull up the Scholar page, or by using the menu to the left of search results to filter them after you have already begun your research.If you want to find out what has been written about Vietnamese culture since 2016 you can click on the left-hand menu and enter 'Vietnamese Culture' in the search box.
Step 8: Use a search tool.
Simply entering the key terms of what you are interested in is what the regular search engine is designed to do.You can run a more precise search by combining your search terms.If you enter a minus sign before a search term, it will be removed from the results.If you don't want to find results related to the Vietnam War if you search for 'Vietnamese culture -war', you will not get results that use the key term "war."If you want to learn more about the culture of Vietnam and Thailand, you can search for it.
Step 9: Use other commands to restrict the search.
Users can run more precise searches by entering other text instructions into the search bar.You can find more relevant sources if youFamiliarize yourself with these.When searching for an exact phrase, you can put it in quotation marks.All sources containing the words traditions, culinary, and Vietnamese will be returned if you put the search terms on top of each other.The command "intitle:" is used to request sources with a particular term in the title.You can find works on Vietnamese food traditions with the word "culinary" in the title.By entering "author:" before the author's name, results will be restricted.If you want to find works by M. Thomas, enter 'Vietnamese culture author'.
Step 10: You can find similar results by checking theRelated articles.
Clicking the Related articles link at the bottom of a source's citation information will return results that are connected to that source.For example, the results may include other sources by the same author, one that uses similar words, or one with similar titles.
Step 11: To see a sense of a source's impact, click "cited by".
It's possible to find high-impact sources that are cited by other sources.The source of citations in other works will be tracked by the Scholar.You can see how many citations have been tracked by looking for the link "Cited by" followed by a number.There is a separate list of sources that cite the original source if you click on the link.The "Cited by" number is not the absolute number of citations, as it is only tracked in works that the service already indexes.It will not show if a source is cited in a journal that does not include in its searches.
Step 12: You can sign up for email.
You can keep track of any search terms that interest you.When new sources are added to its database, it will send you an email with citation information for those services.Click the small envelope icon at the bottom of the left-hand menu and enter the email address you want to use to sign up for the alerts.If you create an alert for 'Vietnamese cultural traditions', you will get an email whenever a new source uses those key terms.
Step 13: You can save sources to your library.
You can save citation information for interesting sources if you log into your account on the internet.You can access the "My library" feature from either the top center of the main page or the left-hand menu.
Step 14: You need to be aware of the strengths and weaknesses of Google Scholar.
It is easy to use and operate.It is useful for initial searches and general research.Some of its limitations may need to be considered when doing research.Many of its search results are restricted.You can't limit by the type of source you want to find.You don't know which databases are used to find the search results.Sometimes there are errors in the way that data is recorded by the search engine.It may not be a traditional scholarship.