How to Access Journals from Off-Campus Using

How to access journals from off-campus using

Google Scholar

Introduction

This brief video will show you how to access journal articles when using Google Scholar on your own computer, laptop or mobile device. Google Scholar is a search engine for finding journal articles, books, conference proceedings and other scholarly publications on your topic. If Cardiff University has a subscription, you can access the full text of the journal articles you find on Google Scholar.

Accessing journals via Google Scholar

After performing a search, on the right-hand side of your search results, Google Scholar will indicate if the full text of the publication is available online, whether it is free or available via Cardiff University’s eLibrary. When you are working on campus you will automatically be shown these Full Text @ Cardiff links which will take you through to any articles which the library subscribes to online.

To view the article just click on the link, then select Go next to one of the options in the eLibrary window which opens.

If you are working off campus, you will need to switch on these Full Text @ Cardiff links.

At the top right hand side of the screen, click on drop down arrow and choose Settings. Click on Library Linkson the left-hand side of the screen. Then in the search box enter Cardiff University. Select the tick box next to Cardiff University – Full Text @ Cardiff, followed by Save.

You will now see the Full Text @ Cardiff links in your results. If you follow one of these links and click Go, you will be prompted to enter your Cardiff University username and password in order to view the full text article.

Conclusion

We hope you found this short video useful. If you would like more help with using Google Scholar, please see our 5 top tips on using Google Scholar video or contact your Subject Librarian.