Getting Better Search Results with Google Scholar: Linking Google Scholar to the OSU Library

Visit Google Scholar by navigating to scholar.google.com. Click the SIGN IN link in the top-right corner of the screen.

Sign in to your Google account. This is not the same as your O-Key account, and if you do not have a Google account you can use the Create Account button to get one.

Click the three-line menu icon in the top-left, and then navigate to Settings.

Navigate to the Library Links option. It will be displayed on the left side in a vertical list of options, or on the top in a horizontal list of tabs.

Use the text box to search for "Oklahoma State University" and then select the option that corresponds to the OSU campus where you are located. This process will allow Google Scholar to show links to research materials in your search results that are available to you through OSU. You will still be required to sign in to your OSU O-Key account when accessing these materials. Click Save when finished.

After your Google account is linked to the OSU Library, you can use Google Scholar to access materials through the OSU Library system. When you see the "Full-Text @ OSU Library" option show up in your Google Scholar search results, you can click that to access the article, journal, or other scholarly resource.

After clicking "Full Text @ OSU Library," use the Anywhere Library Access screen to load the resource you are searching for. Select OSU Students, Faculty, and Staff and enter your O-Key credentials unless you are a member of a program that is using an Affiliate account. In that case, enter the login credentials provided to you by your program administrator.

You are now redirected to the OSU Library Catalog entry for the article, journal, or scholarly resource that you accessed from the Google Scholar search results. Use the link, or links, provided by the OSU Library to access the item.