Google Scholar and Holt Library Linking: Tips

Do you use Google Scholar?

Now Google Scholar results are linked to Holt Library full text journal articles.

To setup linking for Google Scholar 

• Go to Google Scholar 

• Click on the “hamburger menu” icon (the three horizontal lines at the top of the page)

• Choose Settings, then click “Library Links”

• Type in Southwestern Community College and click the magnifying glass

• Once, Southwestern Community College-North Carolina shows up, click the checkbox and click Save.

• You’re all set, now when you search Google Scholar, if Holt Library has the article full text in our journals, you will see a “Full-Text” @ My Library link that takes you to the article. (You will need to sign in using your SCC username and password once prompted)

• Settings are saved as long as you continue using the same browser and computer. You will have to setup linking again if you change computers or browsers.

• Questions? Email library@southwesterncc.edu or call 828-339-4288

Why Use Google Scholar? 

• Many students already search Google Scholar and this allows them to access Holt Library’s credible full text journal sources directly from the search results.

• Google Scholar supports natural language searching, relieving some of the frustration students have finding articles in the various library resources.

• Some library databases can be challenging to use for visually impaired students using screen reader technology and Google Scholar provides a more simplistic interface that works much better with a screen reader.

• For added convenience, users can install a Google Scholar button browser extension and search directly from their browser toolbar.