What is Google Scholar?
Google Scholar is an online resource that allows users to search for scholarly literature. The advantage of using Google Scholar is that they curate scholarly resources of many different types from web resources.
How do I search Google Scholar?
Visit https://scholar.google.com/ to start your search.
What can I search for using Google Scholar?
Articles
Theses
Books
Abstracts
Court opinions
What sources does Google Scholar pull from?
Academic publishers
Professional societies
Online repositories
Universities
Web sites
How do I connect Google Scholar to library subscriptions from off campus?
To set Google Scholar up for off-campus access:
Click the hamburger menu in the top left corner
Click Settings
Click on Library Link in the left navigation field
Search for University of Nevada, Las Vegas (NOT UNLV) in the box that comes up.
Tick the box next to both entries that come up with "university of nevada, las vegas" in their titles.
How do I create a Google Scholar profile?
Click My Profile in the upper left corner
Sign in to your Google account
You can use your http://unlv.edu email or a personal account
If you use your UNLV email address, you will lose access to your Google Scholar profile if you leave the organization/no longer have access to your email.
Fill in any missing information, such as affiliation, and add keywords
If I have more questions about Google Scholar, who can I contact from the library?
For UNLV Libraries, contact https://www.library.unlv.edu/ask/email.php
For School of Medicine Library, email medlib@unlv.edu
