Google (For Open Web Sources)
Site-specific: site:
- Put site: in front of a website or domain if you want to get results from only a specific site or domain.
- For example: recipes site:nytimes.com OR “climate change” site:epa.gov
Exact match: "search"
- If you're looking for an exact phrase, use quotation marks.
- For example: "let them eat cake"
Exclusion: -search
- Put a minus sign/hyphen in front of a word you want excluded from your search results. This is helpful if your search term has multiple meanings
- For example: inception -film
Why Use It?
- Use Google Scholar to search for open access academic journal articles.
Keep in Mind:
- The same basic Google Search Tips apply!
What is Unique to Scholar? You can...
- Click "Cited by" to see articles that cite the article you are looking at.
- Click "Related articles" to find similar articles.
- Click "All versions" to check if there is full-text access to a different version.
How Do You Know If You Have Access To Full Text?
- PDF link is noted at right of search results.
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