Answered By: Library Help
Last Updated: Jan 27, 2025     Views: 25

You can search scholarly and academic information using Google Scholar. You can also link your UON account to Google Scholar, and this will allow you to easily access full-text content from databases we subscribe to. We have a video that shows you how to do this, and written instructions below.

Video

 

Written Instructions

To link your UON profile to Google Scholar, use the three line burger menu in the top left-hand corner:

Three line menu, my profile and my library in the top left, with the main search box in the middle

In the open menu, choose the bottom option 'Settings':

My profile, my library, alerts, metrics, advanced search and settings last in the list

Select 'Library links' from the menu on the left and a new screen will open. Type 'University of Northampton', search, and then tick all the boxes that apply. Press save:

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You can then return to the search page and use either the main search box, or use the three line burger menu in the top left corner, and use the advanced search option.

When you have linked your UON account to Google Scholar, you can access the results of your search easily by clicking on the 'Find It @ UON' links':

On the left will be the details of the resource and 'Find It @ UON' will appear on the right

Where can I get more help with Google Scholar and searching for resources?

You can: