Top 5 Search Strategies for Google Scholar
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- čas přidán 23. 07. 2024
- In this video, I explore effective Google Scholar search strategies to help students and researchers navigate Google Scholar efficiently. Using this powerful tool can significantly enhance your literature search and ensure you are accessing the best resources for your research.
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To begin, I recommend exploring broad terms and utilizing the auto-suggest feature in Google Scholar search. This helps you identify common keywords in your field. For example, typing "solar" might generate suggestions like "solar energy," "solar panels," and "solar cells." This strategy is crucial for identifying the best Google Scholar search strategies and understanding the language used in your area of interest.
One method I discuss is the alphabetical library approach. By systematically exploring keywords alphabetically, such as starting with "solar cell A" for terms like "applications" and "array," and moving to "solar cell B" for "battery" and "band gap," you ensure comprehensive coverage of related topics. This technique is particularly useful for building a broad and varied keyword list for your searches.
I also highlight the importance of using Google Scholar tutorial resources to master advanced search features. Knowing how to use Google Scholar effectively includes utilizing Boolean operators like AND, NOT, and OR. These operators refine your searches by combining or excluding specific terms, making your Google Scholar search strategy more precise and effective.
Starting with a literature review is another tip I offer. Review articles compile multiple studies into one document, providing a solid foundation on a topic. When searching for review articles, using filters like "since 2024" helps you find the most recent advancements in your field.
Tracking influential researchers is another key strategy. By following authors on Google Scholar, you receive updates whenever they publish new papers, keeping you informed about the latest developments. This is essential for staying current in fast-moving research areas.
To find more recent research, I explain how to use the "cited by" feature, which shows newer papers that reference a particular study. This feature is excellent for tracing the evolution of research topics and finding up-to-date information.
For more efficient searches, I share Google Scholar search tips like utilizing the "related articles" feature and exploring the "all versions" link to access different versions of a paper. This increases your chances of finding full-text access.
By following these Google Scholar search strategies, you can significantly enhance your ability to conduct thorough and efficient literature searches, ultimately supporting your academic and research endeavors.
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▼ ▽ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Suggested Searched
02:13 Chat GPT
04:02 Sort by Author
04:35 Boolean Operators
07:00 How to use the Bolean search
08:03 Related Searches
09:31 Advanced Search
10:48 Outro
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Thanks for the breakdown, Andy! Talk about Google Scholar made simpler ✅
The open web has only so much full text sources. Don't forget your uni's library databases! They're going to have much more available in full text. 😊
How to get access from this?openweb?
I'm doing my second Masters (Humanities) and appreciate your videos so much - thank you for all your hard work!
Searching via alphabet is a hint i took from this video. I just submitted my Masters dissertation, excited to have finished strong 🎉😊❤
Thanks. This has been very useful. I stopped the video at 3 minutes. I tried out what you suggested and quickly found two articles that I needed to include in my research.
I gave up my thesis papers for my MA.in English in Language Institute Thammasat U. As an EFL It was so frustrated and painful to complete it. 9 years has passed, now I got inspired and come back to fight for it. I hope that to listen, read and write more on research methods, will help me to achieve and overcome thesis papers.
I don't really have much to say, but leaving a comment helps the channel. Nice rundown.
thanks... you always give great advice. much appreciated. :)
this is fantastic!
Hello Andy, thank you for your great channel. I'm not a scientist, but do a lot of research on renewable energy technologies, and your videos are very helpful for learning how to better do that. I suggest that you also join LI and post your videos there. It's become much more than a job platform. I already posted links to some of your videos.
Good 👍👍❤
Nice
It would be nice if citations were available on Google Scholars' authors' pages for each paper.
What do you mean? It is "cited by"
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