How to Use Google Scholar

Intermediate 10 min 14 steps 23586 views Rating: 4.3/5 Published: 2026-06-20

Go to the Google scholar webpage.. Sign in to your Google account.. Sign in to an institutional or library account if you have one.

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Steps

1

Go to the Google scholar webpage.

Step 1

Go to the Google scholar webpage.

2

Sign in to your Google account.

Step 2

Sign in to your Google account.

3

Sign in to an institutional or library account if you have one.

Step 3

Sign in to an institutional or library account if you have one.

4

Enter search terms.

Step 4

Enter search terms.

5

Get citation information.

Step 5

Get citation information.

6

Go to the full text, if possible.

Step 6

Go to the full text, if possible.

7

Try an advanced search.

Step 7

Try an advanced search.

8

Use Boolean search connectors.

Step 8

Use Boolean search connectors.

9

Restrict your search using other commands.

Step 9

Restrict your search using other commands.

10

Check the "Related articles" to find similar results.

Step 10

Check the "Related articles" to find similar results.

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Click "cited by" to get a sense of a source's impact.

Step 11

Click "cited by" to get a sense of a source's impact.

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Sign up for email alerts.

Step 12

Sign up for email alerts.

13

Save sources to your Google Scholar library.

Step 13

Save sources to your Google Scholar library.

14

Be aware of Google Scholar's strengths and weaknesses.

Step 14

Be aware of Google Scholar's strengths and weaknesses.

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