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ENVS 243: Energy

Search Google Scholar

Use the Advanced Search in Google Scholar to get more precise results. Click on the menu on the top-right of the Google Scholar page:

Select Advanced Search. The Advanced Search options allow you to perform precise searches, including limiting by date.

In Google Scholar you can find books (and journal articles) closely related to the book you have in hand by seeing what other books have cited a particular book.

  1. Log into Google Scholar and type in the title of your book. Depending on the ambiguity of your title, you may also want to include the author's name in your search.
  2. Click on the link to "Cited by xxx" to view the works that have cited your book.

Link Knox Subscriptions to Google Scholar

Google Scholar is not a full text database; it will provide a link to the full text only if it is freely available on the web. Otherwise, Google Scholar may lead you to sites that ask you to sign in or purchase specific articles.

You can set up Google Scholar so that it links into the databases available at Knox. To set up Google Scholar to link with Knox's resources, follow these steps:

1. Go to Google Scholar and click on "Settings" from the top menu. (You may have to click the menu again and select "Settings" again.)

2. Click on Library Links from the left menu.

3. Search for "Knox College" and then select the appropriate options:

4. Select the box for "Knox College - Find It-Knox College."

When you see search results in Google Scholar, look for the Find It-Knox College link. Click on the link to view the item in Knox Primo where you will be presented with options for obtaining the article.