Learn to Use Google Scholar to Search Literature
How to Use Google Scholar to Search Literature
In this session i will discuss how to unleash Power of Google Scholar for effective research. The tutorial will guide on how to perform scenario based search using Google Scholar. The scholars will be able to use Google Scholar in a more efficient and effective manner. The guide will help you to use the sample strings to search for relevant papers/literature using google scholar. The tutorials focuses on
- Using Google Scholar to Search Literature
- Building Search Strings (intitle, allintitle, intext, and allintext) using Google Scholar
For Complete Google Scholar Playlist:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLb7vm6tsQ3KvvWylSCZhKD5L1KzprJJRl
To Learn Software for Literature Review:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLb7vm6tsQ3Kuaap1F2ndQL96BCrZy89UB
Sample Scenarios and Google Strings
intitle
When intitle is written followed by the search phrase, Google Scholar searches for the exact phrase in the title of the articles. Remember, if it is a phrase (more than one Word), it must be enclosed in quotes.
Examples
intitle:”University Social Responsibility”
intitle:Engagement
allintitle
If you are searching for multiple words or phrases, use allintitle, this will make Google
Scholar searches for the exact multiple words/phrases in the title of the articles.
There is no need to separate the phrases/words by the conjunction AND. However, OR is used when a scholar would like to search either of the concepts. Remember, if it is a phrase (more than one Word), it must be enclosed in
quotes.
Examples
allintitle:”Corporate Social Responsibility” Team
allintext:”Servant Leadership” “project success”
Search a Particular Concept as title and text in the article
If you want to combine both intitle and intext to search for the main concept that you think will appear in the title and something related that may appear in the text of the paper,
Example
intitle:”Corporate Social Responsibility” intext:”Employee Commitment”
intitle:”Safety Leadership” intext:”Knowledge Management”
What Theories have been used with a particular concept
intitle:”Servant Leadership” intext:Theory
If Servant Leadership has been using with a particular Theory
intitle:”Servant Leadership” intext:”Complexity Theory”
intitle:”Servant Leadership” intext:”Path-Goal Theory”
intitle:”Innovative Behavior” “Servant Leadership” intext:”Theory”
intitle:”Safety Performance” “Leadership” intext:”Theory”
intitle:”Knowledge Management” “Leadership” intext:”Theory”
Searching for Limited Research on Servant Leadership in terms of Mediation
Note: OR is used when using multiple variants or synonyms that may appear in the paper.
intitle:”Customer Loyalty” allintext:Scarce OR Limited OR Little
intitle:”Customer Loyalty” allintext:Mediating OR “Scarce Empirical” OR “Limited Empirical” OR “Little Empirical”
Searching for Definitions
define “servant leadership”
Wildcard (*)
If a concept has different variants, we shall use the Wildcard asterisk (*). For example, the concept of Internal Marketing also appears in the literature as Internal Marketing. So * was used after the last letter “t”. Hence, there could be any text after the last letter “t”, the article will be included in the search results.
intitle:”Internal Market*”
intitle:”Customer Loyalty” allintext:Scarce OR Limited OR Little
For Practical Demonstration on how to use the String, Watch the following videos
Additional Google Scholar Search Tips and Tricks used in the Next Videos Attached.
Any Paper on multi-group analysis using AMOS
allintext:”multi-group analysis” AMOS
Any Paper on How to Report Confirmatory Tetrad Analysis
allintext:”confirmatory tetrad analysis”
Has anyone used Multi-Source Data with AMOS or PLS
allintext:Leader “multi source data” (pls OR AMOS)
How to Report Mediation/Moderation with SmartPLS
allintext:Moderation Analysis SmartPLS
allintext:Mediation Analysis SmartPLS
allintext:(“Mediation Analysis” OR “Moderation Analysis”) SmartPLS
allintext:”Mediation Analysis” “Moderation Analysis” SmartPLS
Any Paper that has used Convenience Sampling with Leadership Research
allintext:Leadership “Convenience Sampling”
Has fsQCA been used with Customer Loyalty
allintext:(fsQCA OR Configurations OR Recipes) “Customer Loyalty”
My Topic is Impact of Sound on Customer Experiences, Which theory shall I Use
allintext:Sound “Customer Experiences” Theory
allintext:Music “Customer Experiences” Theory
We find another keyword Atmosphere, So Music is part of Atmosphere, But is there a reference
allintext:Music Atmosphere “Customer Experiences” Theory
We Get another Keyword, With Atmosphere Physical Facilities can be used
allintext:Music (Atmosphere OR “Physical Facilities”) “Customer Experiences” Theory
How to Write Individual Discussion on the Variable in the Literature Review
Google Scholar is power research tool that if used properly can significantly reduce the writing time and produce a critical literature review.
Individual Discussion on a variable in the literature review is critical part of the literature review section. The individual discussion normally has 6 elements. In this session not only that i am going to describe briefly each of the elements, but also how to search each element using Google Scholar Search Strings.
Search Strings
intext:”Servant Leadership” (Defin* OR Refer*)
intext:”Servant Leadership” (Defin* OR Refer*) “Higher Education“
intext:”Servant Leadership” (Defin* OR Refer*) “Time”
intext:”Servant Leadership” (Defin* OR Refer*) (“Characteristics” OR “Theme” OR “Trait” OR “Facet”)
intext:”Servant Leadership” (Defin* OR Refer*) (“Agree” OR “Common”)
intext:”Servant Leadership” (Importan* OR Value*)