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Google Scholar

This guide tells how to connect your Google Scholar account to Milner Library's Find It, perform cited by searches, view citations, and create a Google Scholar profile.

Manage Publications

Add Publications

To add articles, books, and other types of scholarship that you have created to your Google Scholar Profile articles list, click the overlapping squares with a plus sign icon on the publications list toolbar. 

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You'll see three options for adding publications:

  • Add Article Groups:
    • By default, searches for your name and brings up groups of articles and other publications that contain your name. You can also search by title, keyword, and more. 
    • Add groups of articles to your profile by checking the box next to the article group, then choosing the blue check mark button in the upper right of the window.
    • This option often brings up groups of articles written by other people that share the same names with you, or that contain your name in the full text of the article.
  • Add Articles: 
    • By default, searches for your name and brings up individual articles and other publications that contain your name. You can also search by title, keyword, and more.
    • Add individual articles to your profile by checking the boxes next to them, then choosing the blue check mark button in the upper right of the window.
    • This option often brings up articles written by other people that share the same names with you, or that contain your name in the full text of the article.
  • Add Articles Manually: 
    • Provides a form where you can enter citation information for articles or other publications you wrote that are not listed in Google Scholar. 
    •  This option does not allow you to enter a link URL to your article.

Merge Duplicates

You may see multiple Google Scholar entries for an article or other publication that you created, and you can merge them to keep the best entry on your list.

  • Check the boxes next to the duplicate entries you want to merge.  Choose the Merge option that appears in the publications list toolbar.

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  • A popup will appear listing your duplicate publication entries.  Select the entry you think is best, then choose Merge.Image of Merge duplicates box options

Delete Publications

To delete a publication from your Google Scholar Profile publication list:

  • Check the box next to the publication you want to delete.  Select the Delete option that appears in the publications list toolbar.Image showing how to delete publications from your list

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