| Google Scholar
Google Scholar can be a useful tool when collecting research information. Settings can be updated to display:
Library Links - FindIt@Txstate
Bibliography Manager - EndNote (refers to Desktop EndNote)
- Ulrich'sTo find out if a journal is considered Refereed/Peer-Reviewed, check the Ulrich's database by doing a search for the title of the journal. Many library databases allow searches to be limited to articles published in Peer-Reviewed journals.
Search Tips
Search by keywords/small phrases and use Boolean searching. Works well in library databases, Google Scholar can do it to some extent under Advanced Search.
AND: "special education" AND disproportion*
OR: "social media" OR twitter OR "tiktok"
| "covid 19" | OR | coronavirus | OR | pandemic |
| AND | ||||
| youth* | OR | teen* | OR | adolescen* |
| AND | ||||
| "mental health" | OR | "psychological health" |
The search boxes get translated into a ( text search string ) that can be read by any database.
( "covid 19" OR coronavirus OR pandemic ) AND ( youth* OR teen* OR adolescen* ) AND ( "mental health" OR "psychological health" )
Using "Quotation Marks" searches words as a phrase, "young adult". Works in library databases and Google Scholar
Limit search results by Date and Peer-Reviewed journals.
Consider truncation. The symbol used is usually *. Useful technique, but only works in library databases.
adolescen* will retrieve: adolescent, adolescents, adolescence, etc.
Check Subject terms to see if there are any synonym terms to consider in your search. This only applies to library databases; Google Scholar is only keyword searching, but keep an eye out for various terms you read in articles.
Searching for Full Text
If you come across a citation to an article and you'd like to track down its full text, follow the steps below:
- Start Your Research (SYR)1. When searching for the full text of an article, start by searching the "title of an article" (enclosed in "quotation marks") in SYR.
- Periodical List (PL)2. If you're unable to locate the fulltext by searching the article title in SYR, next try searching the "journal title" in PL, which is a searchable list of print/online journals accessible through the University Libraries.
- Interlibrary Loan (ILL)3. If the Library does not have print/online access to a journal you need an article from, request a copy of the article via ILL.
The example below shows that The Journal of Continuing Higher Education is accessible in print/microform as well as online. The entry also shows coverage dates to indicate which years are accessible.
