Google & Google Scholar - Searching for Resources - Skills Guide

Using Google effectively

Linking Google Scholar to Derby Library's full-text resources
This guide details the step-by-step process to linking Google Scholar to Derby Library's E-Journals Finder and ProQuest Fulltext collections.
It won't be able to link to all of our full-text resources, but a considerable number should show a link when you search.
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Using Google - Scholar keyword search
Brief collection of slides looking at using Google Scholar to search for items containing some of your key topic terms [.pptx 2.8MB]
Using Google - Reverse Image Search
Brief collection of slides covering how--and why--you'd use Google Images' Reverse Image search option [.pptx 3.7MB]
Using Google - Setting up alerts
Brief collection of slides showing how to set up alerts via Google to keep you up to date with topics of interest [.pptx 2.8 MB]
Google Tools and Tips
A page of punctuation symbols, search operators and some tips and tricks which can be used in Google to do more strategic searching [.docx 32KB]

Using Google - Scholar Citation Search
Brief collection of slides showing how--and why--you'd do a citation search in Google Scholar. [.pptx 2.7MB]
Using Google - Advanced Google Search
Brief collection of slides covering the advanced search in Google and how to make the search engine work harder for you [.pptx 2.8MB]