Quick Guide to Set-up
To integrate Google Scholar with the library subscriptions, go to Google Scholar and follow this path:
Settings > Library links > Search for Saybrook > Select Saybrook University Library - Find it @ Saybrook > Save.
See the guide below for more detailed instructions.
Google Scholar Tips
Here are some helpful tips for using Google Scholar from The Keyword, Google's blog.
Google Scholar Extension
Did you know you can add a Google Scholar extension to your browser?
The Google Scholar button can be installed in Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Safari, or Opera. Go to your browser's extension menu and search for the Google Scholar button to download it.
Once installed, click the Google Scholar button to:
- Find full-text on the web or in the library. Select the title of the paper on the page you're reading and click the Scholar button to find it.
- Transfer your query from web search to Scholar. Press the scholar button to see the top three results; click "full screen" in the lower left of the popup to see them all.
- Format references in widely used citation styles. Press the quote button in the popup to see a formatted reference and copy it into the paper you're writing.
NEW! UPDATE YOUR GOOGLE SCHOLAR SYNCING: PLEASE READ
The Google Scholar syncing issue has been fixed but requires you to update your Library Links Settings. Please follow the instructions on the Google Scholar Search guide for details. Go to Integrating Google Scholar with the Saybrook Library. Summary: Update your library option to Saybrook University Library - Find It @ Saybrook.
If you are having trouble accessing a result while in Google Scholar, please go to the library website and search for it using OneSearch. You may also email us at library@saybrook.edu or use the Ask the Library Live Chat option on the library website and we will happily assist you.
Overview
According to Google, Google Scholar "provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature." This allows you to use a simple Google search to look through internet content that Google has tagged as "scholarly." Google Scholar is NOT a replacement for advanced academic databases but can be a good working source for starting your search in scholarly literature.
Scroll down to view instructions for setting up your Google Scholar settings and then use the search box below to search in Google Scholar.
Integrating Google Scholar with the Saybrook Library
Steps to setting up Google Scholar to sync with the Saybrook Library:
From the Google Scholar homepage, click on the 'hamburger' menu at the upper left of the screen.
When the hamburger menu is open, click Settings.
On the Settings page:
- Click Library links.
- Enter Saybrook in the search bar under Show library access links for (choose up to five libraries):
- Click the magnifying glass. Google Scholar should find Saybrook University Library - Find it @ Saybrook.
- Click the check box.
- Click Save.
**Note: If you synced your Google Scholar prior to February 2025, your old settings will list TCSES Libraries - ViewIt at TCSES Libraries. This library link is no longer valid. Please update it to Saybrook University.
Here is a sample search in Google Scholar with the result showing as available in Saybrook library:
Once you adjust the settings and allow cookies, they should remain in place for subsequent use.
*Note about library links: Though Google has some ideas about the journal titles which different libraries may have subscription access to, they most often do not track what years of a particular journal are available through full-text subscriptions. This can lead to "false positive" matches, where Google thinks you have access to an article through the Saybrook library, but we do not actually have access for the year in question. Searching directly in OneSearch will provide the most accurate results.