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EDU 100: Touch the Future

This guide was originally created by Dana Hettich.

Google Scholar

Connect to UAB Libraries

Add UAB Libraries to your Google Scholar account for one-click access to results found in our catalog.

  1. Go to settings in the upper left corner (Click the 3 lines that look like a hamburger.).
  2. Click Library Links from the list on the left.
  3. Search for UAB Libraries.
  4. Click Save.

References & Citations

Not all databases provide clickable access to an articles references and/or articles in which the current article has been cited. Google Scholar reliably provides access to both as well as multiple versions and related articles.

Google Scholar Account

Set up your Google Scholar account to claim your own articles, set up search alerts, save results, analyze metrics (global and your own), and connect with other authors. Click on the three lines in the upper left corner to access these features.

LibKey Nomad Extension

Installing the LibKey Nomad extension in your preferred browser helps when conducting web searches. It gives you fast, clickable access to scholarly articles without having to perform a library search to gain access. This free tool can help cut down research time and provide access to an article that may otherwise appear unavailable without an Interlibrary Loan request.

Once installed, the LibKey Nomad extension pops up in the lower left corner to provide clickable access to viewed web content.

Database Accounts

Setting up email alerts in databases will continue your search after you've left the database.

The first step in creating search alerts is to create an account in the databases themselves. These accounts are not automatically created for you with your BlazerID.

In ProQuest databases, click on the outline of a head to create an account.

In JSTOR, click on Register to create an account.

In EBSCO databases, choose Sign In to create an account.

Most databases will work in a similar way to create an account and set up search alerts.

 

 

Email Alerts

1. Create account in preferred database.

2. Execute search. 

3. Locate the Share or Save search option.

4. Select Length of time and frequency the alert will run.

5. Enter email for delivery.

6. Select format of email.

7. Change subject of email to something you will recognize.

Once you have found a Boolean string of keywords that works best for your search, log into your database account. From the search results page, you should be able to create an email alert to send search results to you. You are able to personalize the frequency, format, and time frame of results sent to you.

Search Alert Tip: Change the subject title so that you don't think the email sent to you is spam.