Google Scholar
Google Scholar is a good starting point for scholarly research in that Google Scholar provides a broad search across all disciplines and all types of published sources. Google Scholar is also a good ending point for your research since it includes sources such as preprints, conference papers, anthologies and books that appear in the Google Book Project that may not be included in a commercial databases, such as the Web of Science or the MLA International Bibliography. Compared to the Google search engine, Google Scholar's indexing is not necessarily current, comprehensive, or inclusive in scope.
Setting up Preferences for Links to Library Resources
| You will need to set up your Google Scholar preferences if you want to be able to go directly to full text articles, especially if you are working off-campus. |  |
First, set your library links Library Links: Choose the “University of Arizona” and "Open WorldCat" Selecting these will provide links to full-text articles, publisher sites and the UA library catalog. |
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Next, set up you Bibliography Manager (if you are using one). You can set up linking directly to RefWorks to import your citations |
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Finally, be sure to save your Preferences |
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| Once you have set up your preferences, the best place to start is on the Advanced Search page. |  |
For known author and title searches, use the appropriate boxes as shown in the example. |
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Interpreting Google Scholar Results
Use the Google Scholar Help to interpret your search list:
Retrieving full text articles
When Full-Text @ UofA Library link appears next to the title, click here to go directly to the complete article.
| DETAILED STRUCTURAL DECOMPOSITION OF GALAXY IMAGES - Full-Text @UofA Library CY PENG, LC HO, CD IMPEY, HW RIX - THE ASTRONOMICAL JOURNAL, 2002 - UChicago Press We present a two-dimensional fitting algorithm (GALFIT) designed to extract structural components from galaxy images, with emphasis on closely modeling light profiles of spatially well-resolved, nearby galaxies observed with ... Web Search - Import into RefWorks |
When Resources @ UofA Library link appears beneath the article information, then clicking this link will take you to the UA library site where more information can be found on retrieving this article.
Detailed Structural Decomposition of Galaxy Images} Web Search - Import into RefWorks - Resources @ UofA Library |
When there is no UA link information, click on the title to go to the web page where this document may be retrieved.
A Dark Galaxy in the Virgo Cluster Imaged at 21-cm |
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