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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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
5 жыл бұрын
Tom Nicholas I cant help not to fall in love with your accent ❤️😭
@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. :)
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").
Thank you as always for the time and effort you put into these recordings. Really appreciate what you bring.
The enthusiasm for the topic really helped keep my fishbowl brain engaged. Very helpful. Thanks :)
@nitrospice1222
3 жыл бұрын
What do u mean by “fishbowl brain”
Ramsay Bolton
@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
6 жыл бұрын
Tom Nicholas Nono you just look exactly like Iwan Eheon
@alex-my8hp
6 жыл бұрын
Tom Nicholas video helped by the way
@DheerajAeshdj
5 жыл бұрын
@@Tom_Nicholas both :p
@barneygumble304
3 жыл бұрын
Holding the science Dreadfort
Thanks for watching everyone! You can find a bunch more of my Essay Tips videos here: kzread.info/head/PLIVcDWpMT7KfEYHOg54Lk6Wy-cyhkR84Z
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
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Carolyn, glad it's remained useful! Hope your studies are going well!
Well done! This mimics what I teach in my Research and Stats classes. I'm going to refer students to it.
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
You have saved me so much time in my research with this video THANK YOU!
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
5 жыл бұрын
Best of luck with the studying Michael! Hope the video helped in some small way!
I understand every word you said... Clear and on the point!! Nice presentation!!
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
6 жыл бұрын
Cheers David, very glad you enjoyed the video!
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 :)
Very helpful video. Will make mental note to try Google Scholar soon. Thank you so much!
Thank you! Your videos have been so helpful!
Damn, I usually watch your videos for entertainment. I didn't expect you to help me with my coursework!
Thank you very much! It was very helpful! I was getting frustrated because I couldn't find a scholarly source for my research!
The only research scholar that seems happy and content...!!!
@hananepsycho3429
4 жыл бұрын
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This is really helpful. Thank you so much!
Thank you so much!!! it was really helpful.
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
6 жыл бұрын
No worries, best of luck with the proposal!
Great video buddy! very helpful indeed!
Tom, right at the get go, your expression just made me smile.
Love your videos mate! You've got a new subscriber in me. :)
Thank you Tom for such useful information 😊
Thank you so much... this is so useful
You are an adorable human! Thank you for all the tips!
@Tom_Nicholas
6 жыл бұрын
Cheers Emily!
Thank you! I found this quite useful.
Thanks, helpful video!
Well done, Sir! Thank you.
Thanks for further acquiring me on how to use google scholar.
really helpful !! i'm doing dissertation and it is really good.
@Tom_Nicholas
6 жыл бұрын
Glad you found it useful Yajna!
This was really informative and you're so charming!
@Tom_Nicholas
5 жыл бұрын
Aw shucks...
@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.
Very helpful video, thanks :)
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
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
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks :D
Wow... that will save a lot of my time. Thank you so much Tom. Peace
@Tom_Nicholas
5 жыл бұрын
Glad to have helped out Saugat!
life saver :) thanks a million for your help!!!!!!!
@Tom_Nicholas
7 жыл бұрын
No worries at all, always a pleasure when people find my videos useful in some way!
Hey man, you aced it. Wonderful, indeed. Your teaching method and accent are quite pleasant.
@Tom_Nicholas
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks, appreciate you taking the time to say so!
Very helpful. Cheers for that Tom.
@Tom_Nicholas
6 жыл бұрын
Glad to be of service!
Thank you so much! It helped a lot.
@Tom_Nicholas
5 жыл бұрын
No worries Ananya, glad to hear you found it helpful!
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
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!
It really helps me thank u
That really helped me.... Thank you
This was tremendously helpful. Thank you!
@Tom_Nicholas
6 жыл бұрын
So glad you found it useful Mickey!
@Tom_Nicholas
6 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear it Mickey!
Very useful!
Lit man👍 Thank you !God bless
Good stuff man, thank you!!!
@Tom_Nicholas
5 жыл бұрын
No worries!
THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!
it was informative, thanks
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
Thanks for the help!
@Tom_Nicholas
5 жыл бұрын
No worries!
Thank you very much
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.
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
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!
Thank you!
Nice, very informative..
I'm working on my master's and you are awesome.
@Tom_Nicholas
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Gabriel, hope your studies are going well!
Super helpful video!
@Tom_Nicholas
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks In’utu!
Quality information! 🙏
@Tom_Nicholas
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Matodzi! Hope you found it helpful!
Move a few miles away from the video, I can literally see your esophagus. Good Video! very helpful
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
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
3 жыл бұрын
Same
there are so many books on your back, can you give a tour of your study area.
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
Could you please, move 5 km away from the camera Thank you!
@fatimahqadir4300
5 жыл бұрын
IKR, it's kinda distracting! But good video tho!
@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
5 жыл бұрын
Km??
@VideoLanxer
5 жыл бұрын
😀😀✌️
WHY HAS NOBODY EVER TOLD ME ALL OF THIS BEFORE?
@OutlookResearcher
4 жыл бұрын
kzread.info/dash/bejne/domEtZeRj7e9n9I.html Thank you 🙏
Great help..thankyou
@Tom_Nicholas
5 жыл бұрын
No worries!
Thanks ❤️❤️❤️
Nice info bro Would like to know about Harvard referencing style
thanks a lot
Why does the brother look like he's about to burst into laughter any given sec?
Thanks a lot
Very informative. Good
@Tom_Nicholas
5 жыл бұрын
Great, really hope it helped you out!
thnkxx fr amazing info
@Tom_Nicholas
6 жыл бұрын
So glad you found it useful!
Ugh instead of paying attention to what you're saying. I was paying to attention to your voice and accent ugh it's 🔥🔥
uhmm hey, can you please tell me how 'AND' and 'OR' work on Google? Thank you.
Thanks Tom, it is very helpful Regards from Pakistan 🇵🇰
Brilliant. Curious to know which writing software do you use to write your thesis? Pages or Word?
@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!
My mind is blown omg! 😲😲😲
Hi.. maybe do you know how to select just jurnal articles in a search and exclude books in google scholar
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Lol who knew I would be watching your video to do my college project in 2020
Dude, you remind me Ramsay from Game of Thrones :D
Just Bing it my man!
@Tom_Nicholas
6 жыл бұрын
Ignore everything I said, this is the real advice right here.
very good
Sir I have a problem to find out a relevant articles on Google scholar
hello sir tom .. i would ask if how to find leterature of public safety in europe..
THANK U TO THEE EXTREME MAN!
@Tom_Nicholas
5 жыл бұрын
No worries, hope you found it useful!
How does alert query google scholar help in finding literature?
How i sort article by citation number?
Does anyone has a way of finding the first paper on a topic.
Thank you
@Tom_Nicholas
5 жыл бұрын
No worries, hope it was helpful in some small way!
He’s not too close to the camera, maybe y’all are too close to your screen 🧐
@Tom_Nicholas
5 жыл бұрын
Cheers for having my back, haha.
@hughmccann6861
3 жыл бұрын
@@Tom_Nicholas this is hilarous
your university is same like my sister's, hello from Malaysia!
can you do a video on google scholar Advanced search?
how is the 'related articles' underneath is different from the cited by button? thanks
@OutlookResearcher
4 жыл бұрын
kzread.info/dash/bejne/domEtZeRj7e9n9I.html I hope this will help shatha. Thank you.
That last tip. Finding an article in Google scholar. Then, going to my school's database with the link... Hmm.
How do i find an article in g.scholar which i could read the full article instead of just the abstract?
@snowflake12345
3 жыл бұрын
Yes i have the same question?
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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.