Research Guides: ENL 370 Women in Literature and Film: Example #3: Finding Articles in Google Scholar

Eight Steps to Google Scholar Nirvana

Step #3: Look at search results.
- These are scholarly articles on your film.

Step 4: Adjust Google Scholar Settings to Link to Berry Library Holdings
- Click on the horizontal lines on the Google Scholar page, and go to "Settings."
- Find "Library Links."
- Enter "Salem State University."
- When it appears, select all of the options.
- Now, when you search Google Scholar off campus, you will be able to link to articles that are in the library holdings
  - Of course, you will have to go through the proxy server and enter your user name and password to do so, but this is still a major convenience!

Step #5: Re-run the search with the Salem State Library links enabled.
- My results show that several articles are held by Berry Library.
- I click on one of the Salem State links to read one.

Step #6: Pass through the "Proxy Server"
- After I click on the Salem State link for an article, I see this screen. It is the proxy server.
- It verifies that I am allowed to use the databases.
  - I enter my Salem State username and password. - The same ones I use for email/canvas/navigator

Step #7: Select a database that contains the journal of the article I wish to read:
- Often, a journal is held simultaneously in several databases.
- JSTOR is always a reliable choice: