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Make Google Scholar Work for You

Yes, you can set up Google Scholar to be able to find articles in the library's databases.

What is Google Scholar?
Google Scholar (https://scholar.google.com) is an Internet search engine for locating selected scholarly information.

Its scope includes:

• Abstracts, articles, books, preprints (a pre-released version of a scholarly article that is available prior to its publication in a scholarly journal), conference proceedings, court opinions, technical reports, and information from online repositories (examples include colleges who collect dissertations, theses, articles, and other reports by faculty and students in one place to be saved and accessed).

Not all information retrieved via Google Scholar is freely accessible. Some results will link to journal article abstracts or other documents for which a subscription is required. Google Scholar can be configured to include a link to the Ort Library’s online and print resources as a part of your search results. This is accomplished through a link to the Library’s Find It service.

If you are searching Google Scholar from a computer on campus, a large FindIt@Frostburg link should automatically be provided to the right of each result for which full text is available through the Library’s databases and/or in the Libraries print holdings.

If you are working off-campus, you need to set up Google Scholar to work for you.

• Go to scholar.google.com
• Off to the left, there's a three-bar icon in the left-hand side.
• Select that and scroll down and go to Settings
• Click the Tab that says Library Links
• It already has the WorldCat library search
• You want to type in Frostburg and click search
• It will bring up Frostburg State University here and it has FindIt@Frostburg.
• Put a check next to Frostburg State University
• Select Save.

Now we're back to Google scholar.

Now when you do a search and an item is available in the library's databases, you will see on the right-hand side of the screen the icon that says FindIt@Frostburg. Select that to access the article.

You will need to log in with your 14-digit barcode and last name to access the articles from off-campus.

If you need further assistance, please contact a Research Librarian.