Google Scholar is essentially a large listing of scholarly articles.
- Few articles are full-text in Google Scholar itself. They usually come from free journal websites.
- Google Scholar searches with a looser "keyword" method, not subject headings.
- It could be useful for "needle in a haystack" topics, if you tried other databases with little success.
- Search with non-technical keywords, but it's harder to narrow the search to the most relevant articles.
Add SUNY Adirondack Library to Google Scholar's settings
Here's a catch: Google Scholar will easily link you to full-text articles in the SUNY Adirondack Library's databases if you are using an on-campus computer to search. (Google Scholar uses IP address based authentication to know which databases are available to the searcher.)
- To link to full-text results from SUNY Adirondack Library databases:
- Do a search with an on-campus computer and review the citations.
- Click the three-bar dropdown menu (top left) > Settings > Library Links > type in SUNY Adirondack > add check mark > Save.
- From the top-left menu, choose Advanced Search to narrow your search and get better results.
