How to use Google Scholar to find journal articles | Essay Tips

My second essay tips video. Conducting a comprehensive literature review is an important part of any research project. Here are my tips for how to use Google Scholar effectively to quickly and easily find the academic papers, journal articles or books you need to write that essay or complete that dissertation.
This is the second in a series of videos I'm hoping to produce while undertaking my PhD at the University of Exeter on tips for students at university or college whether undergraduate, postgraduate or otherwise.
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The Academic Skills Handbook by Diana Hopkins and Tom Reid
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  • @Tom_Nicholas
    @Tom_Nicholas6 жыл бұрын

    If this was useful then you may also find my tips on how to bulk out your bibliography handy too. Check it out here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/hYKqtJKOd6baerg.html

  • @christianolivermagallon9259

    @christianolivermagallon9259

    5 жыл бұрын

    Tom Nicholas I cant help not to fall in love with your accent ❤️😭

  • @Jini575

    @Jini575

    4 жыл бұрын

    Advanced search on google scholar is really confusing. It would be nice if you could explain it your way. you make things really clear. :)

  • @thepoliticalgita6512
    @thepoliticalgita65123 жыл бұрын

    You have given very good search techniques for article-search in google scholar. 1. Boolean: AND, OR... 2. Article "Cited by" (Zitiert von), to find the next/successive research 3. "Search Article with citation" ("In Artikeln mit Zitaten suchen").

  • @Musika1321
    @Musika13214 жыл бұрын

    Thank you as always for the time and effort you put into these recordings. Really appreciate what you bring.

  • @domthagoddess
    @domthagoddess4 жыл бұрын

    The enthusiasm for the topic really helped keep my fishbowl brain engaged. Very helpful. Thanks :)

  • @nitrospice1222

    @nitrospice1222

    3 жыл бұрын

    What do u mean by “fishbowl brain”

  • @alex-my8hp
    @alex-my8hp6 жыл бұрын

    Ramsay Bolton

  • @Tom_Nicholas

    @Tom_Nicholas

    6 жыл бұрын

    alex highley Is the suggestion here that I look like Ramsay Bolton or that I give off weird sadistic vibes?

  • @alex-my8hp

    @alex-my8hp

    6 жыл бұрын

    Tom Nicholas Nono you just look exactly like Iwan Eheon

  • @alex-my8hp

    @alex-my8hp

    6 жыл бұрын

    Tom Nicholas video helped by the way

  • @DheerajAeshdj

    @DheerajAeshdj

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@Tom_Nicholas both :p

  • @barneygumble304

    @barneygumble304

    3 жыл бұрын

    Holding the science Dreadfort

  • @Tom_Nicholas
    @Tom_Nicholas6 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching everyone! You can find a bunch more of my Essay Tips videos here: kzread.info/head/PLIVcDWpMT7KfEYHOg54Lk6Wy-cyhkR84Z

  • @carolynhong8586
    @carolynhong85865 жыл бұрын

    My second time watching this video to refresh my mind in part of my journey in searching academic literature for my new research. Helpful as always!

  • @Tom_Nicholas

    @Tom_Nicholas

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Carolyn, glad it's remained useful! Hope your studies are going well!

  • @cherylbowers4177
    @cherylbowers41774 жыл бұрын

    Well done! This mimics what I teach in my Research and Stats classes. I'm going to refer students to it.

  • @Merione
    @Merione3 жыл бұрын

    Another useful feature of Google Scholar is that it allows you to see different versions of the same article. I've used this feature when the first link that Google Scholar gives you does not allow you to read/download the article immediately. In this case, it might be worth it to check the alternative links before going to the university database to see if other websites are less restrictive, and they often are

  • @anthonygoldie6961
    @anthonygoldie69613 жыл бұрын

    You have saved me so much time in my research with this video THANK YOU!

  • @MichaelAlexander1967
    @MichaelAlexander19675 жыл бұрын

    Just the video I need for my on line Masters program's 2nd week. Because I'm not use to doing paperless research, this will help me come up to speed with acquiring articles quickly so that I'm not wasting a lot of study time. I'm so glad to hear about "Google Scholar". The 1st article I searched for in my school's database was on available to professional association members, so that was a drag. I'm hoping this video will lead to quickly accessing university articles too. Thanks for posting!

  • @Tom_Nicholas

    @Tom_Nicholas

    5 жыл бұрын

    Best of luck with the studying Michael! Hope the video helped in some small way!

  • @Siammtea
    @Siammtea4 жыл бұрын

    I understand every word you said... Clear and on the point!! Nice presentation!!

  • @davidameyaw1621
    @davidameyaw16216 жыл бұрын

    Hi Tom, thanks a lot. Its not just the resource have enjoyed but your energy and passion regarding what you do. Am really inspired, Keep it up!!!

  • @Tom_Nicholas

    @Tom_Nicholas

    6 жыл бұрын

    Cheers David, very glad you enjoyed the video!

  • @krmbzzzi
    @krmbzzzi3 жыл бұрын

    Very helpful video! Thank you. I did not know some of these Google Scholar features that you mentioned in the video such as cited by. Can't wait to put them to use on my future literature searches :)

  • @cyan9139
    @cyan91395 жыл бұрын

    Very helpful video. Will make mental note to try Google Scholar soon. Thank you so much!

  • @Naka091
    @Naka0913 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! Your videos have been so helpful!

  • @woody10198
    @woody101983 жыл бұрын

    Damn, I usually watch your videos for entertainment. I didn't expect you to help me with my coursework!

  • @LazionLove
    @LazionLove4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much! It was very helpful! I was getting frustrated because I couldn't find a scholarly source for my research!

  • @syedandrabi489
    @syedandrabi4894 жыл бұрын

    The only research scholar that seems happy and content...!!!

  • @hananepsycho3429

    @hananepsycho3429

    4 жыл бұрын

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  • @daymoondye7601
    @daymoondye76013 жыл бұрын

    This is really helpful. Thank you so much!

  • @shayantariq4970
    @shayantariq49704 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much!!! it was really helpful.

  • @rajan9651
    @rajan96516 жыл бұрын

    Excellent video mate!! really appreciate it. working on my research proposal and your tips will be handy while conducting literature search. Thank you. :)

  • @Tom_Nicholas

    @Tom_Nicholas

    6 жыл бұрын

    No worries, best of luck with the proposal!

  • @beef19811
    @beef198114 жыл бұрын

    Great video buddy! very helpful indeed!

  • @user-ku4hj7ht6q
    @user-ku4hj7ht6q3 жыл бұрын

    Tom, right at the get go, your expression just made me smile.

  • @on_my_own_two_feet
    @on_my_own_two_feet4 жыл бұрын

    Love your videos mate! You've got a new subscriber in me. :)

  • @krishnachaitanyavaddepally2539
    @krishnachaitanyavaddepally25394 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Tom for such useful information 😊

  • @floyddimatsomaluleke903
    @floyddimatsomaluleke9033 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much... this is so useful

  • @emilyrose1145
    @emilyrose11456 жыл бұрын

    You are an adorable human! Thank you for all the tips!

  • @Tom_Nicholas

    @Tom_Nicholas

    6 жыл бұрын

    Cheers Emily!

  • @akshikaakalanka
    @akshikaakalanka4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! I found this quite useful.

  • @nadabaghdadi958
    @nadabaghdadi9584 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, helpful video!

  • @deaklundlee
    @deaklundlee5 жыл бұрын

    Well done, Sir! Thank you.

  • @enoruevbuomwan6540
    @enoruevbuomwan6540 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for further acquiring me on how to use google scholar.

  • @YajShar02
    @YajShar026 жыл бұрын

    really helpful !! i'm doing dissertation and it is really good.

  • @Tom_Nicholas

    @Tom_Nicholas

    6 жыл бұрын

    Glad you found it useful Yajna!

  • @watergallop
    @watergallop5 жыл бұрын

    This was really informative and you're so charming!

  • @Tom_Nicholas

    @Tom_Nicholas

    5 жыл бұрын

    Aw shucks...

  • @suhokim0522

    @suhokim0522

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Tom_Nicholas I want to ask, why does most journal articles are not free? Its really difficult for me to access the articles as sometimes it requires subscription, which of course I wouldn't do it.

  • @alyatama
    @alyatama6 жыл бұрын

    Very helpful video, thanks :)

  • @kittybeek69
    @kittybeek696 жыл бұрын

    Good video - like the search tips, how to use it to find further information and as someone who is deaf, I really, really appreciate the clear captions. Don’t forget your university library will offer free access to many articles that are paywalled on Google Scholar for literature searching too.

  • @Tom_Nicholas

    @Tom_Nicholas

    5 жыл бұрын

    Glad you found it useful Catherine! I've fallen a little behind with captioning lately but I do usually really like to ensure they're there so that everyone can access the videos. Thanks for reminding me to put some time aside soon to do some of my more recent videos! And yes, I don't think I mentioned too clearly that University libraries will have access, when i make a follow-up video I'll be sure to mentions this!

  • @kittybeek69

    @kittybeek69

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks :D

  • @Saugat-B
    @Saugat-B5 жыл бұрын

    Wow... that will save a lot of my time. Thank you so much Tom. Peace

  • @Tom_Nicholas

    @Tom_Nicholas

    5 жыл бұрын

    Glad to have helped out Saugat!

  • @taylorlerman1805
    @taylorlerman18057 жыл бұрын

    life saver :) thanks a million for your help!!!!!!!

  • @Tom_Nicholas

    @Tom_Nicholas

    7 жыл бұрын

    No worries at all, always a pleasure when people find my videos useful in some way!

  • @mehrdadrabiei5785
    @mehrdadrabiei57855 жыл бұрын

    Hey man, you aced it. Wonderful, indeed. Your teaching method and accent are quite pleasant.

  • @Tom_Nicholas

    @Tom_Nicholas

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, appreciate you taking the time to say so!

  • @waltermuzazaila3958
    @waltermuzazaila39586 жыл бұрын

    Very helpful. Cheers for that Tom.

  • @Tom_Nicholas

    @Tom_Nicholas

    6 жыл бұрын

    Glad to be of service!

  • @banerjeeananya
    @banerjeeananya5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much! It helped a lot.

  • @Tom_Nicholas

    @Tom_Nicholas

    5 жыл бұрын

    No worries Ananya, glad to hear you found it helpful!

  • @lew6023
    @lew60237 жыл бұрын

    Thanks heaps buddy!!! I have just gone back to uni after a 2 year gap and a baby! I am soooo slow and inefficient at researching! xx

  • @Tom_Nicholas

    @Tom_Nicholas

    7 жыл бұрын

    No worries at all! It's a process that's always super inefficient. The amount of scrolling compared to the amount of found articles/papers/books is always pretty low even when you've worked out the perfect keywords to search! Best of luck with your studies!

  • @vinayakbg1247
    @vinayakbg12475 жыл бұрын

    It really helps me thank u

  • @Izana945
    @Izana9454 жыл бұрын

    That really helped me.... Thank you

  • @mickeynguyen1002
    @mickeynguyen10026 жыл бұрын

    This was tremendously helpful. Thank you!

  • @Tom_Nicholas

    @Tom_Nicholas

    6 жыл бұрын

    So glad you found it useful Mickey!

  • @Tom_Nicholas

    @Tom_Nicholas

    6 жыл бұрын

    Glad to hear it Mickey!

  • @poojitha
    @poojitha4 жыл бұрын

    Very useful!

  • @tomvoss3373
    @tomvoss33734 жыл бұрын

    Lit man👍 Thank you !God bless

  • @GeoffStone
    @GeoffStone5 жыл бұрын

    Good stuff man, thank you!!!

  • @Tom_Nicholas

    @Tom_Nicholas

    5 жыл бұрын

    No worries!

  • @jennifernguyen8520
    @jennifernguyen85202 жыл бұрын

    THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @danielEpifanov
    @danielEpifanov4 жыл бұрын

    it was informative, thanks

  • @arpitanayak3753
    @arpitanayak37533 жыл бұрын

    just loving how our college teachers told us to read research papers and make a whole review paper but never taught us shit about how to actually do it :) :) :) they really just said uggghh finee here take these book references now go take notes or smthg shooo shoo

  • @daltonjemp2333
    @daltonjemp23335 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the help!

  • @Tom_Nicholas

    @Tom_Nicholas

    5 жыл бұрын

    No worries!

  • @dananjanirathnayake8653
    @dananjanirathnayake86533 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much

  • @MomoMomo-ef4dk
    @MomoMomo-ef4dk4 жыл бұрын

    Hello Tom, Do you have any idea the easiest way to sort out the primary data from secondary, also in a peer-reviewed article? struggling to find primary articles, thanks for your video, it helps, esp thanks about the use of Mendeley, it saved me.

  • @amiraaloui4913
    @amiraaloui49136 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much! Can you please do a video for beginners? Like how to narrow down your topic, start researching, readings, publucations, etc.

  • @Tom_Nicholas

    @Tom_Nicholas

    6 жыл бұрын

    Hi Amira, thanks for the suggestion! Have been thinking of doing something along those lines for a little bit now so keep an eye out!

  • @XxPlayMakerxX131
    @XxPlayMakerxX1315 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @chandrabhushanyadav62
    @chandrabhushanyadav626 жыл бұрын

    Nice, very informative..

  • @imnotgabriel
    @imnotgabriel5 жыл бұрын

    I'm working on my master's and you are awesome.

  • @Tom_Nicholas

    @Tom_Nicholas

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Gabriel, hope your studies are going well!

  • @BulelaPodcast
    @BulelaPodcast5 жыл бұрын

    Super helpful video!

  • @Tom_Nicholas

    @Tom_Nicholas

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks In’utu!

  • @matodzidavhana
    @matodzidavhana5 жыл бұрын

    Quality information! 🙏

  • @Tom_Nicholas

    @Tom_Nicholas

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Matodzi! Hope you found it helpful!

  • @morrisJeremy
    @morrisJeremy4 жыл бұрын

    Move a few miles away from the video, I can literally see your esophagus. Good Video! very helpful

  • @MrRyfoe
    @MrRyfoe5 жыл бұрын

    Please keep the music out of these videos, they’re extremely helpful but I find the music to be very grating. I’d much rather just listen to your voice! Other than that, keep up the good work

  • @Tom_Nicholas

    @Tom_Nicholas

    5 жыл бұрын

    Haha, thanks Luker. I made this video some time ago and have definitely learned a lot about when/how/of to use music since! Apologies for the gratingness!!

  • @mrsaqibjaved4773

    @mrsaqibjaved4773

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same

  • @kritikavashishtha4406
    @kritikavashishtha44065 жыл бұрын

    there are so many books on your back, can you give a tour of your study area.

  • @GuitarCoast
    @GuitarCoast4 жыл бұрын

    Great video! In regard to your last point, that Google Scholar may not be as good for actually finding the article, what then can we use? I am a very beginner at this topic, so thank you for your help. Cheers

  • @deppdep6696
    @deppdep66965 жыл бұрын

    Could you please, move 5 km away from the camera Thank you!

  • @fatimahqadir4300

    @fatimahqadir4300

    5 жыл бұрын

    IKR, it's kinda distracting! But good video tho!

  • @Tom_Nicholas

    @Tom_Nicholas

    5 жыл бұрын

    Haha, I made this aaaages ago and, yes, looking back, I have no idea how I didn't headbutt the camera while making this...

  • @cperson875

    @cperson875

    5 жыл бұрын

    Km??

  • @VideoLanxer

    @VideoLanxer

    5 жыл бұрын

    😀😀✌️

  • @anweshakar146
    @anweshakar1464 жыл бұрын

    WHY HAS NOBODY EVER TOLD ME ALL OF THIS BEFORE?

  • @OutlookResearcher

    @OutlookResearcher

    4 жыл бұрын

    kzread.info/dash/bejne/domEtZeRj7e9n9I.html Thank you 🙏

  • @regina6157
    @regina61575 жыл бұрын

    Great help..thankyou

  • @Tom_Nicholas

    @Tom_Nicholas

    5 жыл бұрын

    No worries!

  • @afez1986
    @afez19864 жыл бұрын

    Thanks ❤️❤️❤️

  • @umeraparveen8305
    @umeraparveen83053 жыл бұрын

    Nice info bro Would like to know about Harvard referencing style

  • @mmdel2017
    @mmdel20173 жыл бұрын

    thanks a lot

  • @yesewkne6016
    @yesewkne60163 жыл бұрын

    Why does the brother look like he's about to burst into laughter any given sec?

  • @kramchandran3760
    @kramchandran37605 жыл бұрын

    Thanks a lot

  • @malikfaheem2349
    @malikfaheem23495 жыл бұрын

    Very informative. Good

  • @Tom_Nicholas

    @Tom_Nicholas

    5 жыл бұрын

    Great, really hope it helped you out!

  • @mariayousaf5091
    @mariayousaf50916 жыл бұрын

    thnkxx fr amazing info

  • @Tom_Nicholas

    @Tom_Nicholas

    6 жыл бұрын

    So glad you found it useful!

  • @jelianegargantilla2871
    @jelianegargantilla28713 жыл бұрын

    Ugh instead of paying attention to what you're saying. I was paying to attention to your voice and accent ugh it's 🔥🔥

  • @kodi2656
    @kodi26564 жыл бұрын

    uhmm hey, can you please tell me how 'AND' and 'OR' work on Google? Thank you.

  • @saeedabatool5263
    @saeedabatool52633 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Tom, it is very helpful Regards from Pakistan 🇵🇰

  • @OAVT27
    @OAVT275 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant. Curious to know which writing software do you use to write your thesis? Pages or Word?

  • @Tom_Nicholas

    @Tom_Nicholas

    5 жыл бұрын

    I've actually got a video coming out on this exact topic on Wednesday. I use a programme called Scrivener for writing my thesis which I'd certainly suggest checking out!

  • @lesegomateme5110
    @lesegomateme51103 жыл бұрын

    My mind is blown omg! 😲😲😲

  • @katherinemilagrosfloresram2224
    @katherinemilagrosfloresram22243 жыл бұрын

    Hi.. maybe do you know how to select just jurnal articles in a search and exclude books in google scholar

  • @ryanzheng252
    @ryanzheng2522 жыл бұрын

    ty

  • @lakpatsheringtamang2573
    @lakpatsheringtamang25734 жыл бұрын

    Lol who knew I would be watching your video to do my college project in 2020

  • @ahmedalikhan4682
    @ahmedalikhan46824 жыл бұрын

    Dude, you remind me Ramsay from Game of Thrones :D

  • @sarcasmo57
    @sarcasmo576 жыл бұрын

    Just Bing it my man!

  • @Tom_Nicholas

    @Tom_Nicholas

    6 жыл бұрын

    Ignore everything I said, this is the real advice right here.

  • @hedgley
    @hedgley4 жыл бұрын

    very good

  • @qasimbilal881
    @qasimbilal8814 жыл бұрын

    Sir I have a problem to find out a relevant articles on Google scholar

  • @geronimoeguna2658
    @geronimoeguna26584 жыл бұрын

    hello sir tom .. i would ask if how to find leterature of public safety in europe..

  • @gsddavidfreeman2551
    @gsddavidfreeman25515 жыл бұрын

    THANK U TO THEE EXTREME MAN!

  • @Tom_Nicholas

    @Tom_Nicholas

    5 жыл бұрын

    No worries, hope you found it useful!

  • @hanslalog8761
    @hanslalog87614 жыл бұрын

    How does alert query google scholar help in finding literature?

  • @mridulsarker5102
    @mridulsarker51023 жыл бұрын

    How i sort article by citation number?

  • @Alex-cw3rz
    @Alex-cw3rz3 жыл бұрын

    Does anyone has a way of finding the first paper on a topic.

  • @mjsdp
    @mjsdp5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you

  • @Tom_Nicholas

    @Tom_Nicholas

    5 жыл бұрын

    No worries, hope it was helpful in some small way!

  • @VP-uy3mx
    @VP-uy3mx5 жыл бұрын

    He’s not too close to the camera, maybe y’all are too close to your screen 🧐

  • @Tom_Nicholas

    @Tom_Nicholas

    5 жыл бұрын

    Cheers for having my back, haha.

  • @hughmccann6861

    @hughmccann6861

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Tom_Nicholas this is hilarous

  • @umairahroslan3037
    @umairahroslan30373 жыл бұрын

    your university is same like my sister's, hello from Malaysia!

  • @Jini575
    @Jini5754 жыл бұрын

    can you do a video on google scholar Advanced search?

  • @shathooy
    @shathooy4 жыл бұрын

    how is the 'related articles' underneath is different from the cited by button? thanks

  • @OutlookResearcher

    @OutlookResearcher

    4 жыл бұрын

    kzread.info/dash/bejne/domEtZeRj7e9n9I.html I hope this will help shatha. Thank you.

  • @cedarpoplar7443
    @cedarpoplar74434 жыл бұрын

    That last tip. Finding an article in Google scholar. Then, going to my school's database with the link... Hmm.

  • @devrsingh854
    @devrsingh8543 жыл бұрын

    How do i find an article in g.scholar which i could read the full article instead of just the abstract?

  • @snowflake12345

    @snowflake12345

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes i have the same question?

  • @AceHardy
    @AceHardy4 жыл бұрын

    📙💯

  • @dinamikhaylenko4934
    @dinamikhaylenko49344 жыл бұрын

    There are several articles on how to write a comprehensive research, you should check them out, using only one search engine is usually very biased.