Tip Of the Month: November 2007
Google Scholar in Online@UT 

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Hello! I would like to introduce you to a new Online@UT feature: Google Scholar.
Google Scholar is a supplemental research tool that allows faculty and students to search scholarly literature - peer-reviewed articles, theses, books, and abstracts -- across many disciplines and diverse sources - university libraries, publishers, professional societies, and preprint repositories.

Used from within Online@UT, Google Scholar brings search results directly into your course site. Say you want to post links to required electronic articles available in UT libraries. From within your Online@UT site, you can easily post links to the articles found by Google Scholar.

Select Content Area where you want to add links to the documents.
* Select "Edit View" link at the top.
* From the dropdown list at the right, select "Google Scholar Content" and then the "Go" Button. You will be taken to the Google Scholar search page.
* Type your search terms. Some search results may take you to full-text electronic articles via FullText@UTLibraries link.
* Find the item you need. 
* Select "Import into Blackboard."
* The link to the document and its citation is added to the course.
* To add more results, select "Back to Google Scholar Search Results."
Now your students have easy access to electronic documents available through UT Libraries and other sources.

What if you found a certain query especially useful in bringing search results relevant to your course topic? You can post the search terms in your online course using the Google Scholar Search feature. Let's look at an example.
* Select the Content Area where you want to add the item.
* Select "Edit View" link at the top.
* From the dropdown list at the right, select "Google Scholar Search" and then "Go."
* Type the link title, explanation of the task in the description box, and search keywords. Then select Submit button.
* Students can now click on the link and browse the articles that fit the search criteria specified by the instructor.
If you'd like to learn more, visit us at online.utk.edu.
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