Google Scholar
Database Description
Note: Use of this resource is restricted to current University of Pittsburgh faculty, students, and staff, and may be used for individual research purposes only. Any other use is prohibited.
Access:
Description:
Google Scholar enables you to search specifically for
- scholarly literature
- peer-reviewed papers
- theses
- books
- preprints
- abstracts and technical reports from all broad areas of research
Use Google Scholar to find articles from a wide variety of academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories and universities, as well as scholarly articles available across the web.
Getting full text via Google Scholar:
Pitt affiliates on campus or connected to the University's network will automatically see a " Full-Text @ My Library" link that will connect you to the full text if it is available to Pitt users. Pitt users off campus will need to set University of Pittsburgh as their institutional access link in Google Scholar preferences.
Coverage
- Varies by publication
Information Type:
- Citations? Yes
- Abstracts? Yes
- Full Text? Yes
Frequency of Updates:
- Daily
Help & More Information:
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