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Google Scholar

A short guide to effectively utilizing this more scholarly research tool from Google.

Customize Your Google Scholar

Google Scholar can only provide access to articles that have been freely posted online. However, you can also tell it to look for full-text available through Lone Star College!

  1. Sign in to your Google account.
  2. Click the settings icon (upper left corner)
  3. Click "Settings"
  4. Click "Library links"
  5. Type in Lone Star and search.
  6. Check the box beside the Lone Star College name.
  7. Save.

Add a library to Google Scholar by going to settings in the upper left corner; select Library Links; search for the name Lone Star College; select the checkbox and then save.