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Physical Therapy Research Guide

Designed to promote resources used by the DPT program.

Using Google Scholar

What is Google Scholar?

Google Scholar (https://scholar.google.com) is a subset of Google which searches scholarly research publications. It can be helpful in searching across a broad range of resources and disciplines. One of the most helpful aspects of Google Scholar, is that it can be set up to link you in to the DiPietro Library databases.  

Linking Google Scholar to DiPietro Library

Linking Google Scholar and the DiPietro Library databases:

Many articles that may turn up in your Google Scholar search are behind a paywall. But linking Google Scholar to DiPietro Library will alert you to the availability of search results in the library (thereby saving you time and money!). 

1. First, head to scholar.google.com. Click the three horizontal bars in the upper left hand corner, and select "Settings" at the bottom of the menu.

Screenshot of the horizontal menu in Google Scholar. The link to "Settings" is outlined in a red rectangle.

2. On the menu on the Settings page, select "Library Links."

Screenshot of the "Settings" menu in Google Scholar. The link to "Library Links" is outlined in a red rectangle.

3. In the search bar on the following page, search for "Franklin Pierce University." You should receive a result for "Franklin Pierce University -- Full-text @ FPU Library." Check the box next to this listing, then click "Save."

Screenshot for the library access link in Google Scholar. The term "Franklin Pierce University" is entered in the search bar, and is outlined in a red rectangle. The box for "Franklin Pierce University - Full-text @ FPU Library" is checked, and outlined in a red rectangle. The blue "Save" button at the bottom of the page is outlined in a red rectangle.

4. Now when you do a search in Google Scholar, results that are available in full text through DiPietro Library will include a link to the right of the article's title. 

Screenshot of search results for "first-year students AND retention" in Google Scholar. To the right of an article titled "Locus of Control: Academic Achievement and Retention in a Sample of University First-Year Students," a link to "Full-Text @ FPU Library" is outlined in a red rectangle.