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Spanish 175 (Magaña): Google Académico / Google Scholar

Spanish in the U.S.

¿Qué es Google Académico? / What is Google Scholar?

Google Scholar allows you to search for scholarly articles, patents, legal documents, theses, and more.
Compare the Google vs. Google Scholar searches below.
- Sample Google search for bobcats.
- Sample Google Scholar search for bobcats.
When in Google Académico, you will want to search for your key concepts in Spanish but keep Boolean operators in English.
- Example: (nutrición OR "hábitos alimentarios") AND estudiantes AND universidad

Google Académico / Google Scholar

To find Spanish information, go to Google Académico directly.
Change the default from finding results "in any language" to finding results written "only from pages in Spanish."

Consejos para usar Google Académico / Google Scholar search tips

Advanced Scholar Search Tips
Tips for finding the best, most relevant, resources using Google Scholar.
Google Scholar Help Page
Frequently Asked Questions about Google Scholar's resources and ways to maximize searching.
Google Scholar Citations
Keep track of your citations, create an author profile, and more.

Google Académico y la VPN / Google Scholar and the VPN

If you're connected to the VPN when searching in Google Scholar, you can gain access to articles available at UC Merced via UC-eLinks. You will first need to click on the double arrows (>>) under titles that may be of interest.