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Respiratory Care: Google Scholar

Use this guide for beginning your research in Respiratory Care.

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Google Scholar: Setting Up Library Links

Set up your Google Scholar account to recognize you as an SDSU student. Follow these steps.
1. Go to Google Scholar, scholar.google.com. Click on the three gray horizontal stripes on the top left hand corner of the page.

 
2. Click on "Settings."

 

3. Click on "Library Links."

 

4. Search for South Dakota State University. Check the box next to "South Dakota State University--Get It @SDSU."

 

5. Search for University of South Dakota. Check the box next to "USD University Libraries--U Get It!".

 

6. Click Save. Now, when you search you will see links to access the full text through Briggs or Wegner:

 

 

Drawbacks of Google Scholar

While Google Scholar can be a helpful tool, it isn't perfect. Keep these things in mind when you use Google Scholar for research: 

  • We don't know where resources come from. Library databases have a list of credible journals and sources where they pull articles and information. Google Scholar can get information from everywhere--including from articles that have not been peer-reviewed or verified.
  • Not everything is free. Google Scholar may take you to a page where you are told to pay for an article. This article may actually be free through the library.
  • You cannot search by source type or other filters. Google Scholar is not a good place to look for specific types of information, like case reports, for this reason.