Searching for relevant literature is integral to the significance of your research study. The good thing is there are websites and digital libraries you can access which are helpful in providing context of your research and guide you in answering your research questions. One of these online tools is Google Scholar. It is an academic search engine that allows you to find scholarly literature such as theses, dissertations, journal articles, and books.
It is user-friendly as you can
utilize it like how you use Google Search. It is free and even mobile-friendly.
If you are new to it, here is a guide to navigating the search engine through
your phone.
1. Open your search browser and type
Google Scholar into the search bar or type scholar.google.com into the browser
address bar. For the first option, tap the site.
2. Type in keywords related to your
research study. You may also have prompts such as research about followed
by the keywords.
Tap the article or resource material. You will be brought to a page where you can read the abstract of the chosen material. There is a button you can press to visit the site which published the said work.
One of the best things about Google Scholar is it suggests related articles to the material you picked. No need to worry about referencing as it has a cite button that provides bibliographical citations in APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, and Vancouver styles. Just press the two arrows button to bring it out. You can copy the citation needed by highlighting the text and do the copy and paste.
Google Scholar is a great academic search engine. It has indexed foreign and local resources. Explore the site and use it efficiently for your literature review.
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