How to use Google Scholar to find journal articles | Essay Tips

[@Tom_Nicholas]

If this was useful then you may also find my tips on how to bulk out your bibliography handy too. Check it out here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iX_Zg2OLfKingLc

[@christianolivermagallon9259]

Tom Nicholas I cant help not to fall in love with your accent ❤️😭

[@Jini575]

Advanced search on google scholar is really confusing. It would be nice if you could explain it your way. you make things really clear. :)

[@thepoliticalgita6512]

You have given very good search techniques for article-search in google scholar. 1. Boolean: AND, OR... 2. Article "Cited by" (Zitiert von), to find the next/successive research 3. "Search Article with citation" ("In Artikeln mit Zitaten suchen").

[@alex-my8hp]

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[@Tom_Nicholas]

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[@alex-my8hp]

Tom Nicholas Nono you just look exactly like Iwan Eheon

[@alex-my8hp]

Tom Nicholas video helped by the way

[@DheerajAeshdj]

@@Tom_Nicholas both :p

[@barneygumble304]

Holding the science Dreadfort

[@domthagoddess]

The enthusiasm for the topic really helped keep my fishbowl brain engaged. Very helpful. Thanks :)

[@nitrospice1222]

What do u mean by “fishbowl brain”

[@Musika1321]

Thank you as always for the time and effort you put into these recordings. Really appreciate what you bring.

[@carolynhong8586]

My second time watching this video to refresh my mind in part of my journey in searching academic literature for my new research. Helpful as always!

[@Tom_Nicholas]

Thanks Carolyn, glad it's remained useful! Hope your studies are going well!

[@syedandrabi489]

The only research scholar that seems happy and content...!!!

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[@watergallop]

This was really informative and you're so charming!

[@Tom_Nicholas]

Aw shucks...

[@suhokim0522]

@@Tom_Nicholas I want to ask, why does most journal articles are not free? Its really difficult for me to access the articles as sometimes it requires subscription, which of course I wouldn't do it.

[@Merione]

Another useful feature of Google Scholar is that it allows you to see different versions of the same article. I've used this feature when the first link that Google Scholar gives you does not allow you to read/download the article immediately. In this case, it might be worth it to check the alternative links before going to the university database to see if other websites are less restrictive, and they often are

[@davidameyaw1621]

Hi Tom, thanks a lot. Its not just the resource have enjoyed but your energy and passion regarding what you do. Am really inspired, Keep it up!!!

[@Tom_Nicholas]

Cheers David, very glad you enjoyed the video!

[@woody10198]

Damn, I usually watch your videos for entertainment. I didn't expect you to help me with my coursework!

[@cherylbowers4177]

Well done! This mimics what I teach in my Research and Stats classes. I'm going to refer students to it.

[@MichaelAlexander1967]

Just the video I need for my on line Masters program's 2nd week. Because I'm not use to doing paperless research, this will help me come up to speed with acquiring articles quickly so that I'm not wasting a lot of study time. I'm so glad to hear about "Google Scholar". The 1st article I searched for in my school's database was on available to professional association members, so that was a drag. I'm hoping this video will lead to quickly accessing university articles too. Thanks for posting!

[@Tom_Nicholas]

Best of luck with the studying Michael! Hope the video helped in some small way!

[@anthonygoldie6961]

You have saved me so much time in my research with this video THANK YOU!

[@user-ku4hj7ht6q]

Tom, right at the get go, your expression just made me smile.

[@LazionLove]

Thank you very much! It was very helpful! I was getting frustrated because I couldn't find a scholarly source for my research!

[@emilyrose1145]

You are an adorable human! Thank you for all the tips!

[@Tom_Nicholas]

Cheers Emily!

[@Siammtea]

I understand every word you said... Clear and on the point!! Nice presentation!!

[@enoruevbuomwan6540]

Thanks for further acquiring me on how to use google scholar.

[@mickeynguyen1002]

This was tremendously helpful. Thank you!

[@Tom_Nicholas]

So glad you found it useful Mickey!

[@Tom_Nicholas]

Glad to hear it Mickey!

[@mehrdadrabiei5785]

Hey man, you aced it. Wonderful, indeed. Your teaching method and accent are quite pleasant.

[@Tom_Nicholas]

Thanks, appreciate you taking the time to say so!

[@cyan9139]

Very helpful video. Will make mental note to try Google Scholar soon. Thank you so much!

[@Naka091]

Thank you! Your videos have been so helpful!

[@arpitanayak3753]

just loving how our college teachers told us to read research papers and make a whole review paper but never taught us shit about how to actually do it :) :) :) they really just said uggghh finee here take these book references now go take notes or smthg shooo shoo

[@beef19811]

Great video buddy! very helpful indeed!

[@nadabaghdadi958]

Thanks, helpful video!

[@imnotgabriel]

I'm working on my master's and you are awesome.

[@Tom_Nicholas]

Thanks Gabriel, hope your studies are going well!

[@floyddimatsomaluleke903]

Thank you so much... this is so useful

[@anweshakar146]

WHY HAS NOBODY EVER TOLD ME ALL OF THIS BEFORE?

[@OutlookResearcher]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eoazhGiOlLmKpdE Thank you 🙏

[@poojitha]

Very useful!

[@YajShar02]

really helpful !! i'm doing dissertation and it is really good.

[@Tom_Nicholas]

Glad you found it useful Yajna!

[@lew6023]

Thanks heaps buddy!!! I have just gone back to uni after a 2 year gap and a baby! I am soooo slow and inefficient at researching! xx

[@Tom_Nicholas]

No worries at all! It's a process that's always super inefficient. The amount of scrolling compared to the amount of found articles/papers/books is always pretty low even when you've worked out the perfect keywords to search! Best of luck with your studies!

[@MrRyfoe]

Please keep the music out of these videos, they’re extremely helpful but I find the music to be very grating. I’d much rather just listen to your voice! Other than that, keep up the good work

[@Tom_Nicholas]

Haha, thanks Luker. I made this video some time ago and have definitely learned a lot about when/how/of to use music since! Apologies for the gratingness!!

[@mrsaqibjaved4773]

Same

[@daymoondye7601]

This is really helpful. Thank you so much!

[@krishnachaitanyavaddepally2539]

Thank you Tom for such useful information 😊

[@lesegomateme5110]

My mind is blown omg! 😲😲😲

[@yesewkne6016]

Why does the brother look like he's about to burst into laughter any given sec?

[@krmbzzzi]

Very helpful video! Thank you. I did not know some of these Google Scholar features that you mentioned in the video such as cited by. Can't wait to put them to use on my future literature searches :)

[@matodzi01]

Quality information! 🙏

[@Tom_Nicholas]

Thanks Matodzi! Hope you found it helpful!

[@kritikavashishtha4406]

there are so many books on your back, can you give a tour of your study area.

[@shayantariq4970]

Thank you so much!!! it was really helpful.

[@saeedabatool5263]

Thanks Tom, it is very helpful Regards from Pakistan 🇵🇰

[@kittybeek69]

Good video - like the search tips, how to use it to find further information and as someone who is deaf, I really, really appreciate the clear captions. Don’t forget your university library will offer free access to many articles that are paywalled on Google Scholar for literature searching too.

[@Tom_Nicholas]

Glad you found it useful Catherine! I've fallen a little behind with captioning lately but I do usually really like to ensure they're there so that everyone can access the videos. Thanks for reminding me to put some time aside soon to do some of my more recent videos! And yes, I don't think I mentioned too clearly that University libraries will have access, when i make a follow-up video I'll be sure to mentions this!

[@kittybeek69]

Thanks :D

[@MomoMomo-ef4dk]

Hello Tom, Do you have any idea the easiest way to sort out the primary data from secondary, also in a peer-reviewed article? struggling to find primary articles, thanks for your video, it helps, esp thanks about the use of Mendeley, it saved me.

[@Saugat-B]

Wow... that will save a lot of my time. Thank you so much Tom. Peace

[@Tom_Nicholas]

Glad to have helped out Saugat!

[@umeraparveen8305]

Nice info bro Would like to know about Harvard referencing style

[@ryanzheng252]

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[@akshikaakalanka]

Thank you! I found this quite useful.

[@OAVT27]

Brilliant. Curious to know which writing software do you use to write your thesis? Pages or Word?

[@Tom_Nicholas]

I've actually got a video coming out on this exact topic on Wednesday. I use a programme called Scrivener for writing my thesis which I'd certainly suggest checking out!

[@amiraaloui4913]

Thank you so much! Can you please do a video for beginners? Like how to narrow down your topic, start researching, readings, publucations, etc.

[@Tom_Nicholas]

Hi Amira, thanks for the suggestion! Have been thinking of doing something along those lines for a little bit now so keep an eye out!

[@rajan9651]

Excellent video mate!! really appreciate it. working on my research proposal and your tips will be handy while conducting literature search. Thank you. :)

[@Tom_Nicholas]

No worries, best of luck with the proposal!

[@Izana945]

That really helped me.... Thank you

[@waltermuzazaila3958]

Very helpful. Cheers for that Tom.

[@Tom_Nicholas]

Glad to be of service!

[@danielEpifanov]

it was informative, thanks

[@jennifernguyen8520]

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!

[@deppdep6696]

Could you please, move 5 km away from the camera Thank you!

[@fatimahqadir4300]

IKR, it's kinda distracting! But good video tho!

[@Tom_Nicholas]

Haha, I made this aaaages ago and, yes, looking back, I have no idea how I didn't headbutt the camera while making this...

[@cperson875]

Km??

[@VideoLanxer]

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[@vinayakbg1247]

It really helps me thank u

[@dananjanirathnayake8653]

Thank you very much

[@jelianegargantilla2871]

Ugh instead of paying attention to what you're saying. I was paying to attention to your voice and accent ugh it's 🔥🔥

[@BulelaPodcast]

Super helpful video!

[@Tom_Nicholas]

Thanks In’utu!

[@katherinemilagrosfloresram2224]

Hi.. maybe do you know how to select just jurnal articles in a search and exclude books in google scholar

[@amaterasugaming2578]

this man is a living optical illusion, the upper part of his face is young while the lower part looks old

[@morrisJeremy]

Move a few miles away from the video, I can literally see your esophagus. Good Video! very helpful

[@taylorlerman1805]

life saver :) thanks a million for your help!!!!!!!

[@Tom_Nicholas]

No worries at all, always a pleasure when people find my videos useful in some way!

[@geronimoeguna2658]

hello sir tom .. i would ask if how to find leterature of public safety in europe..

[@Jini575]

can you do a video on google scholar Advanced search?

[@afez1986]

Thanks ❤️❤️❤️

[@tomvoss3373]

Lit man👍 Thank you !God bless

[@GeoffStone]

Good stuff man, thank you!!!

[@Tom_Nicholas]

No worries!

[@devrsingh854]

How do i find an article in g.scholar which i could read the full article instead of just the abstract?

[@snowflake12345]

Yes i have the same question?

[@daltonjemp2333]

Thanks for the help!

[@Tom_Nicholas]

No worries!

[@ahmedalikhan4682]

Dude, you remind me Ramsay from Game of Thrones :D

[@malikfaheem2349]

Very informative. Good

[@Tom_Nicholas]

Great, really hope it helped you out!

[@deaklundlee]

Well done, Sir! Thank you.

[@hedgley]

very good

[@alyatama]

Very helpful video, thanks :)

[@GuitarCoast]

Great video! In regard to your last point, that Google Scholar may not be as good for actually finding the article, what then can we use? I am a very beginner at this topic, so thank you for your help. Cheers

[@shathooy]

how is the 'related articles' underneath is different from the cited by button? thanks

[@OutlookResearcher]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eoazhGiOlLmKpdE I hope this will help shatha. Thank you.

[@banerjeeananya]

Thank you so much! It helped a lot.

[@Tom_Nicholas]

No worries Ananya, glad to hear you found it helpful!

[@lakpatsheringtamang2573]

Lol who knew I would be watching your video to do my college project in 2020

[@cedarpoplar7443]

That last tip. Finding an article in Google scholar. Then, going to my school's database with the link... Hmm.

[@hanslalog8761]

How does alert query google scholar help in finding literature?

[@Tom_Nicholas]

Thanks for watching everyone! You can find a bunch more of my Essay Tips videos here: kzbin.info/aero/PLIVcDWpMT7KfEYHOg54Lk6Wy-cyhkR84Z

[@sarcasmo57]

Just Bing it my man!

[@Tom_Nicholas]

Ignore everything I said, this is the real advice right here.

[@mmdel2017]

thanks a lot

[@dinamikhaylenko4934]

There are several articles on how to write a comprehensive research, you should check them out, using only one search engine is usually very biased.

[@charlesphiri8215]

Thank you Tom

[@Tom_Nicholas]

+charles phiri No worries Charles, hope you found it useful!

[@charlesphiri8215]

please continue to upload more academic videos

[@Tom_Nicholas]

+charles phiri Hi Charles, I will indeed, realise it's been a while since I shared any academic tips. Anything in particular you'd like a video on?

[@charlesphiri8215]

yes maybe other sources of searching recent academic journals besides google scholar

[@Tom_Nicholas]

+charles phiri I'll add it to my list Charles!

[@VP-uy3mx]

He’s not too close to the camera, maybe y’all are too close to your screen 🧐

[@Tom_Nicholas]

Cheers for having my back, haha.

[@hughmccann6861]

@@Tom_Nicholas this is hilarous

[@kodi2656]

uhmm hey, can you please tell me how 'AND' and 'OR' work on Google? Thank you.

[@kramchandran3760]

Thanks a lot

[@destinidecker2139]

Thank you!

[@Tom_Nicholas]

No worries Destini, hope you found it useful!

[@monikakeswani8760]

Can you tell me that, how to find volume and issue number of journal for publication? Please answer.

[@crixus6755]

Monika Keswani should be near the title / page numbers

[@Tom_Nicholas]

They will usually be at the top of a page or is often on the front cover if you're looking at a PDF downloaded off Jstor or similar. Certainly not hidden away anywhere!

[@Alex-cw3rz]

Does anyone has a way of finding the first paper on a topic.

[@mridulsarker5102]

How i sort article by citation number?

[@Leonardorussobr]

I am not gay or anything like that but I like watching this video, your face smilling and explaining in a very cool accent is very cool lol... You should work in movies!!!

[@ichliebeBill4leben94]

Just want to know how to find peer review articles

[@Tom_Nicholas]

The vast majority of articles that Google Scholar will point you towards are peer reviewed (though not all). Peer reviewed essentially just means they’ve been published in a reputable journal and, thus, been through a process of refinement in collaboration with other academics.

[@Thaheadband33]

How do you know when you have read enough and aren't missing anything? And how long does that normally take?

[@Tom_Nicholas]

Good question but pretty impossible to answer I'm afraid. It really depends upon your area of study. I certainly occasionally find myself reading too much and that obviously has an impact on how much writing I'm able to get done! I'd certainly say that, after a while, it becomes clear what the key texts are in a certain field as they'll be the ones that everyone else is talking about too!

[@MsHurleyburly]

Agreed - although Dr.Raul Pacheco discusses when you might reach 'conceptual saturation' point in his online blog (in addition to Tom's equally excellent advice! )www.raulpacheco.org/resources/literature-reviews/

[@umairahroslan3037]

your university is same like my sister's, hello from Malaysia!

[@alisonpark4818]

You can link Google Scholar to your university library to see quickly which papers you have access to in full text - through Settings and then Library Links. Google Scholar is great but can lead to a dead end if the paper you want is behind a paywall.

[@Tom_Nicholas]

Thank you Alison! I actually didn’t know this. Will have to dive into GS further to find out what other secret abilities it’s hiding!

[@alisonpark4818]

Yr welcome, it's a useful tip I include when doing library sessions with students

[@AnuragsharanTG]

We can also use scihub

[@kevenjune3904]

Sometimes the boolean operators don't make sense in google scholar. For example, if I search "A", I may get 100 results. If I use a boolean operator, "OR", to search "A" OR "B", theoretically, I should get more results. But most of the time, I get fewer results instead. I don't know why.

[@Tom_Nicholas]

Yeah, it can be a little tricksy sometimes, it's certainly not perfect. I'd guess its something to do with how Google Scholar interfaces with the databases themselves perhaps?