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Google & Google Scholar

Use Google Scholar to strengthen your academic research.

Using Google Scholar

Google Scholar allows you to:

  •  Search for scholarly articles & books
  • Connect to the Franklin University Library to find library content through your Google Scholar search (see the Connect the Franklin University Library to Google Scholar box below) 
  • Explore related works, citations, authors, and publications
  • Export articles to RefWorks (click on "cite" below the article, and then "RefWorks" on the citation popup window)

Connect the Franklin University Library to Google Scholar

  1. Go to scholar.google.com and open the navigation menu (in the upper left corner select the 3 bar icon)
  2. Select Settings from the menu.
  3. Under the Settings menu, select Library Links.
  4. Use the search box on the Library Links page to search for Franklin University. 
  5. From the results below the search box, select the "Franklin University - Read@Franklin University" checkbox, then Save. 

When you search now, you'll find "Read@Franklin University" links to the right of the articles in your GoogleScholar search results. Select these links to be taken to the full text of the article within the Franklin Library databases. 

Tips - Getting Better Results and Updating Research

  • If you are new to the subject, it may be helpful to do some initial research to learn specific terminology. While you should avoid citing a Wikipedia entry, an article for "overweight" might suggest a Google Scholar search for "pediatric hyperalimentation."
  • If your search results are too specific, look at the references cited in an article. Referenced works tend to be more general.
  • If your results are too basic, click "Cited by" to see newer articles referenced by your results. Newer papers are often more specific.
  • Explore! There's rarely a single answer to a research question. Click "Related articles" or "Cited by" to see closely related work, or search for an author's name to see what else they have written.

For more features and search tips, visit About Google Scholar.

If you have an older article, and you want to see more current information - or just want to see what use has been made of an article - you can use Google Scholar to see what other articles have cited that article:

  • Type the article title into the Google Scholar search bar
  • If it has been cited by other articles, there will be a link below the article that says "cited by"
  • Click on that "cited by" link to see a list of articles citing the original article.
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