Google Scholar is a specialized search engine that allows you to search for academic and scholarly materials such as books, journal articles, patents, and court cases.
To access Google Scholar with our University of South Alabama preferences set, go to Internet Search Engines on the Marx Library homepage and choose Google Scholar, or click here.
***Note: Google Scholar does not index all available scholarly publications. To conduct a complete search, use our available databases.***
Did you know that Google Scholar can tell you if USA has an article full-text? This is very helpful so you do not have to find an article through Google Scholar and then see if you have access to it.
To manually set Google Scholar Preferences:
1. Go to https://libproxy.usouthal.edu/login?url=http://scholar.google.com/
Choose settings from the dropdown menu on the upper left.
2. Choose Library Links. In the box, type University of South Alabama
3. You should get three choices: University of South Alabama (USA eText); Open WorldCat (Library Search); and University of South Alabama (Full Text@IngentaConnect)
4. Check the boxes in front of each one
6. Click Save Preferences
Please note: If USA does not have access to an article, you can request it through Interlibrary Loan.However, Google Scholar is not perfect, please double check our databases before making your request.
