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Electronic Resources: Troubleshooting ... and Beyond

A guide to assist with electronic resources access and alerting users to temporary outages.

Linking to Library Resources from Google Scholar

Configuring Google Scholar to Display the FindIt@CSU Link

Google Scholar can be configured to display the FindIt@CSU link. This link will automatically display for users accessing Google Scholar from on campus, but off-campus users will need to configure Google Scholar to display the link.

1. Go to Google Scholar - http://scholar.google.com

2. Click on the gear icon that is located on the top right hand side of the screen in the black bar.


3. Select "Scholar Preferences."

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4. Type "Colorado State University" into the "Library Links" box. Click on "Find Library."  Select "Colorado State University (FindIt@CSU)"

5. Select "Save Preferences."

6. Now the FindIt@CSU link should appear in Google Scholar each time you run a search.

What is Google Scholar?

Google Scholar promotes itself as a resource that provides one-stop shopping for scholarly literature. It searches across many disciplines and covers a wide variety of resources, including journal articles, theses, books, abstracts, and more. Although Google Scholar is aimed at the academic community, it uses a very broad definition of "scholarly literature." 

It is important to realize that not everything in Google Scholar is peer reviewed.

Try a Search:

Google Scholar Search
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