Google Scholar

Google Scholar searches for scholarly resources including journal articles, theses, eBooks, conference proceedings, court reports and patents.

Use Google Scholar, in addition to Library Search and Databases, to discover:

freely available materials
items outside the library collection that you can request via document delivery

Ways to get full text

Enable View @ UQ Library link

Go to Google Scholar
Press the Options menu. Then, select the Settings cog
Select Library Links
Search for and select UQ University of Queensland Library – View @ UQ Library
Click Save

Your search results will then show the View @ UQ Library link when access is available via UQ Library.

Resources not available online may display a Get @ UQ Library link within the clickable >> symbol. Use this option to streamline requesting access by document delivery.

Google Scholar prioritises displaying the most stable and direct access using its own algorithm. In some cases, the UQ Library links may be found under All x versions.

When to use Google Scholar

Google Scholar is a simple way to search for scholarly literature on your topic. The content is sourced from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint and digital repositories, universities and scholarly organisations.

It is good for:

Getting an overview of scholarly research on a topic
Finding open access publications such as government reports
Identifying authors and journals connected with your subject
Finding related articles on a topic

Search beyond Google Scholar

For comprehensive searches, literature reviews and particular types of materials, you should search beyond Google Scholar.

Finding particular types of resources

Google Scholar has limited options to focus your search. To find different types of resources try:

Library Search to refine your search to peer reviewed or different content types (articles, theses, reviews, newspapers etc)
Our guides to find specific information formats such as peer reviewed articles, theses, tests, standards, and more.

Comprehensive searches & literature reviews

When performing an exhaustive search, include Databases in your search strategy. Try:

Databases in your subject area
Recommended resources in your subject area from the Librarian Team.

Searching Google Scholar

Google Scholar advanced search

Click Advanced search in the the side menu to get options to:

Find words in the title only – if you are getting too many results
Return articles from particular authors or journals
Choose years to search

Find other relevant results

When you find a good result click on Related articles or Cited by to see other results that might be good for your topic.

Set up an email alert

Get notified when new results that match your search are found by Google Scholar.

Run your search
Click on Create alert
Enter your email to get emails when new results in Google Scholar match your search.

Get more Search tips from Google Scholar, including searching by author, title or date.

Export results to EndNote referencing software

You can set an option to export the citations you find to EndNote referencing software.

Set up export to EndNote

Click on the Settings cog
Under Bibliography manager select Show links to import citations
Choose EndNote from the drop-down
Click Save

Run your search, then click on Import into EndNote to save the citation.

Export multiple references to EndNote

Note: You must be signed into a Google account to use this feature.

Run your search
Click the star icon on each result you want to export
Click My library on the Google Scholar page to see the list of results you selected

Select the results to export
Click the Export icon and choose EndNote