What's in this guide
The Google Scholar guide is designed to help Illinois State University students, faculty, and staff find information about how to:
- Link Google Scholar to Milner Library
- Steps for linking Google Scholar to Milner Library's Find It and locating the Find It @ ISU link on Google Scholar search results.
- Perform Cited By Searches
- How to do a cited by search for resources that cite a source that interests you.
- Generate Citations
- Get a citation for a source you found in Google Scholar.
- Create a Google Scholar Profile
- Instructions for creating a Google Scholar author profile and managing and exporting your publications.
This guide is adapted from Google Scholar, by Iowa State University Library. Available: http://instr.iastate.libguides.com/googlescholar
Related Guides
Keep in mind that not everything in Google Scholar is a scholarly peer reviewed source. Check each source to determine if it is scholarly. For more information about identifying peer reviewed articles and evaluating sources, see the guides below. If you aren't sure, please ask a Milner Librarian.
- Types of Sources - What's the DifferenceThe Scholarly section of this guide describes the characteristics of peer reviewed articles.
- Evaluating Sources guideYou can use this guide to evaluate the sources you find in Google Scholar.
- Citing Sources Citatoin Style GuidesThe Citing Sources guide Style Guides page provides link to Milner guides for citing sources in APA, MLA, Chicago, Scientific, and AMA styles. You can use this guide to double check citations for resources you find in Google Scholar searches.
Guide Author
Christine Fary
she/her
Contact:
Phone: 309-438-5010
Office: Milner Room 426A
In person and Zoom consultations by appointment: use the Schedule Appointment button.
Office: Milner Room 426A
In person and Zoom consultations by appointment: use the Schedule Appointment button.
Subjects: Agriculture, Music
