Access Library resources via Google Scholar

Monash students and staff can now use Google Scholar to access electronic resources to which the Library subscribes, as a result of the Library’s Resource Discovery Framework project.  Library electronic resources will now appear in Google Scholar search results and will be accompanied by the Check for full text link. 

In your Google Scholar search results,

• Check for full text link next to a title shows that full text is available electronically
• Check for full text link below a record (and its details) shows that full text may not be available electronically. Use this link to check the Monash University Library catalogue for electronic access or a print copy.

On campus, Check for full text links will show in Google Scholar search results automatically, while off campus there are two ways of accessing this useful functionality. One method is to always connect to Google Scholar from the Library's Google Scholar page

The second option is to set your Google Scholar preferences to use the Monash University - Check for full text service. Help with setting preferences is available.

Check for full text technology was developed by Library staff in collaboration with the Australian Academic and Research Library Network Consortium (AARLIN) project.  A related AARLIN development is Multisearch, a tool which allows combined searching of groups of databases. Key databases in a particular subject area can be searched with this technology as is demonstrated on a typical database subject page.

The Library’s Resource Discovery Framework project which commenced in 2006 is designed to examine and implement the best approaches for resource discovery and provide simpler search access to library resources for library users.

18 June 2007

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