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• Google Scholar

Google Scholar covers a wide range of topics.

Use the above link to you can make sure Google Scholar works best for you on or off campus.  In order to better use it, connect it to OSU by going to Settings > Library links (on left) and then search for Ohio State. Check the option The Ohio State University Libraries - Find It @ OSU.

See our Libraries Search guide for details on using Libraries Search to find books, articles, videos, and more.

To see how to find specific items  (specific journals, databases, authors, etc.) or specific formats, see this page on the Libraries Search guide for help.

Libraries Search can be used to find books (both print books, ebooks, and some audiobooks).

To focus in on books, you can limit to books prior to searching by choosing it under Resource Type.

After a search, you can refine to books (under resource type) and specify you want content available online (e.g., ebooks).

You will see print books available across OSU and OhioLINK locations. You can refine to specify a specific library location for a print book, if desired.

In Libraries Search, use the following to find specific items:

Journal Title Search can be used in Libraries Search to search by journal title or ISSN. You can also browse by letter or category.

Databases Title Search can be used in Libraries Search to search by database title. You can also browse by letter or category.

Citation Finder can be used in Libraries Search to search for an article, book, or journal using a citation.

Browse By.... can be used in Libraries Search to search for items by title, author, call number, and other ways.

Use these tools to find researchers at Ohio State:

• Scopus Author Search (add affiliation option under author name boxes)
• Web of Science Researchers Search

Note: The above will find people that were at Ohio State at some point, but they may have left the university (retired, graduated, etc.). See Search Ohio State to see if they are still at the university.