Google Scholar for Research: Advanced Strategies

Google Scholar offers the option to limit your retrieved records to specific types of items, including Articles, Case Law, and Profiles.

Use Advanced Search strategies to narrow results. Click on the Menu icon in the upper left corner of the Google Scholar search screen. From there you can enter your search terms to find:

• ALL of the words (equivalent to Boolean AND)
• EXACT PHRASE (equivalent to using quotation marks or parentheses for phrase searching)
• AT LEAST ONE of the words (equivalent to Boolean OR)
• WITHOUT the words (equivalent to Boolean NOT)

You can also search by AUTHOR, PUBLICATION TITLE, and PUBLICATION DATE range.

Navigating the Full Sail Library resources can be difficult. If you need assistance to locate books, articles, and other resources, please make an appointment with a member of the Library team for individual help. We are also available to assist you with developing search strategies and plans for your research assisgnments.

Google Scholar provides options for setting personal preferences for your search results, including the types of results to include, number of results returned per page, and language. Use the Settings link from the Google Scholar menu.

Not finding what you want or retrieving too few results?

• Include first initial when searching for author names. Many articles include only the first and second initial of the author's name.
• Use a journal title abbreviation rather than the full journal title.
• Make sure all of your words are spelled correctly.
• Try different keywords (concepts).
• Try more general keywords related to your topic.
• Try fewer keywords.