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IADN 1560 - Psychology and Philosophy of the Built Environment

Core databases

Google Scholar

Google Scholar Search

Syncing Google Scholar to WMU Collections

Why Use Google Scholar?  •	Broaden search to what is not indexed in databases owned by WMU libraries •	Easy natural language search •	Quick citation count to weigh the impact factor of an article •	Quick links to citing literature •	Easy to do a thorough/extensive review of the literature •	Quick proxy links to full text articles via WMU databases •	Create an account to set up alerts for different searches Caveat: There is an increasing number of grey literature showing up in Google Scholar.  Be sure to assess the source of the material. How to set up Google Scholar to Search Databases  •	Click Settings gear in the upper right hand part of the screen •	Choose Library Links (on left). •	Search  "Western Michigan University". •	Check "Western Michigan University (Find it@WMU)” •	Check Open WorldCat •	Save Settings •	A link to "Find it@WMU" should now appear on the right hand side of the results list for those citations that are available from the Libraries.  •	h/extensive review of the literature •	Quick proxy links to full text articles via WMU databases •	Create an account to set up alerts for different searches Caveat: There is an increasing number of grey literature showing up in Google Scholar.  Be sure to assess the source of the material. How to set up Google Scholar to Search Databases  •	Click Settings gear in the upper right hand part of the screen •	Choose Library Links (on left). •	Search  "Western Michigan University". •	Check "Western Michigan University (Find it@WMU)” •	Check Open WorldCat •	Save Settings •	A link to "Find it@WMU" should now appear on the right hand side of the results list for those citations that are available from the Libraries.

Why Use Google Scholar? 

  • Broaden search to what is not indexed in databases owned by WMU libraries
  • Easy natural language search
  • Quick citation count to weigh the impact factor of an article
  • Quick links to citing literature
  • Easy to do a thorough/extensive review of the literature
  • Quick proxy links to full text articles via WMU databases
  • Create an account to set up alerts for different searches

Caveat: There is an increasing number of grey literature showing up in Google Scholar.  Be sure to assess the source of the material.

How to set up Google Scholar to Search Databases 

  • Click Settings gear in the upper right hand part of the screen
  • Choose Library Links (on left).
  • Search  "Western Michigan University".
  • Check "Western Michigan University

(Find it@WMU)”

  • Check Open WorldCat
  • Save Settings
  • A link to "Find it@WMU" should now appear on the right hand side of the results list for those citations that are available from the Libraries.
  • extensive review of the literature
  • Quick proxy links to full text articles via WMU databases
  • Create an account to set up alerts for different searches

Caveat: There is an increasing number of grey literature showing up in Google Scholar.  Be sure to assess the source of the material.

How to set up Google Scholar to Search Databases 

  • Click Settings gear in the upper right hand part of the screen
  • Choose Library Links (on left).
  • Search  "Western Michigan University".
  • Check "Western Michigan University

(Find it@WMU)”

  • Check Open WorldCat
  • Save Settings
  • A link to "Find it@WMU" should now appear on the right hand side of the results list for those citations that are available from the Libraries.

 

Additional databases

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