1. Using Discover and Google Scholar
How they are useful
Google Scholar and Discover
basic /advanced search
navigating /managing results
saving searches/add to ‘My Favourites’
Discover
basic/ advanced search
Settings
account features
Google Scholar
Emma

2. Google Scholar and Discover
Birkbeck Discover
Articles, books & abstracts
YES
Basic and advanced searches
Save results to own account
YES – via ‘My Library’
YES – via ‘Add to Favourites’
Save searches NO
Filtering /limiting results
YES – format or date only
YES – by format, publisher, subject, etc.
Sorting results
Birkbeck full text available
YES – via ‘Library Links’
YES – very often available
Search alerts
YES – alerts ed
Emma

3. Discover finding the Library website
Option 1: Scroll to bottom of Birkbeck’s website anywhere and click ‘Library’
Tim
Option 2: From the ‘My Birkbeck’ log-in page, click on the ‘Library’ icon at the bottom

4. Discover access via Library website
Tim

5. Discover Logging in
Tim

6. Discover - Basic Search
Tim

7. Results
Tim

8. Advanced search
Tim

9. Advanced Search Results
Tim

10. Activity 1 Search and Results in Discover
Tim

11. Discover Save results and save your search
Emma
“conservation strategy” and forests

12. Activity 2: - Save results - Save searches
Emma

13. Questions about Discover?
Emma

14. Google Scholar and Discover
Birkbeck Discover
Articles, books & abstracts
YES
Basic and advanced searches
Save results to own account
YES – via ‘My Library’
YES – via ‘Add to Favourites’
Save searches NO
Filtering /limiting results
YES – format or date only
YES – by format, publisher, subject, etc.
Sorting results
Birkbeck full text available
YES – via ‘Library Links’
YES – very often available
Search alerts
YES – alerts ed
Emma

15. Google Scholar - Basic search
Emma

16. Google Scholar - search results
Emma

17. Google Scholar - Advanced Search
Emma

18. Google Scholar - Library links
Emma

19. Google Scholar - creating alerts
Emma

20. Activity 3 Using Google Scholar
Emma

21. Questions about Google Scholar?
Emma/Tim

22. Further guidance Contact your Subject Librarian
Use the Library and Information Skills Moodle Module
Emma