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Google Scholar: Other Useful Features

Instructions and tutorials for using Google Scholar, and connecting a Google account to the OSU Library to access full-text articles and other resources.

Other Useful Features

Related articles: find articles on the same topic as the citation

All # versions: find other versions of the article found on the internet (note that these may be "pre-prints" or other versions that may be different than a final publshed version.

Cite: click on the Quotation Mark icon to open the Cite Window. Copy and Paste the formatted citation or use one of the links to import the citation into a bibliography manager such as Zotero. Note that either the BibTex or RefMan (.ris file type) links will work for Zotero.

Screenshot of bottom line of Google Scholar search result, highlighting the quotation mark "cite" icon and the "related articles" link

Screenshot of citation generation page resulting from clicking the quotation mark icon. Generated citations for MLA, APA, Chicago, Harvard, and Vancouver styles are shown. The "BibTex" and "RefMan" links at the bottom of the page are highlighted.

Also under the Settings option, you'll find browser extensions.

The Scholar PDF Reader (currently available only in Chrome) allows you to read articles, follow references, cite and save, and skim AI outlines (available for select articles).

Screenshot of Scholar PDF Reader outline, noting the "skim AI outline", "follow references", and "cite and save" features.

 

The Google Scholar Button adds an icon to your browser toolbar that allows you to look up the current paper you are viewing in your browser.

Screenshot of Google Scholar Button outline, featuring browser options to search, Get PDF, or cite.

Attribution

Content in this guide is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and is adapted from "Using Google Scholar" by University of Connecticut Library which is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0.