Guides: TESOL: Google Scholar for Pepperdine

Why Set Google Scholar Preferences?

Pepperdine Libraries subscribes to a large amount of print and electronic content. By setting your Google Scholar preferences (as shown below), you will be better able to access these resources available to you as you search in Google Scholar.

Scholar Preferences vs. No Scholar Preferences

When Google Scholar preferences are set to "Pepperdine University - Find Full Text," you will see hyperlinks (highlighted) to the right of search results that will help you navigate to Pepperdine Library resources.

If you do not see a "Find Full Text" hyperlinks, either (1) Pepperdine may not have the article or book or (2) your Scholar preferences are not set.

5 Simple Steps to Searching Pepperdine's Content in Google Scholar

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Importing References from Google Scholar Into RefWorks

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If you haven't already done so, you will need to set up your Google Scholar preferences to "Show links to import citations..." Click on "Settings."

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