Searching Google Scholar can be a great way to find resources! However, we highly recommend that USC students customize Google Scholar to connect to USC Libraries and avoid paywalls and copyright issues. See the tutorial and directions below about how to set up your preferences.
To learn more about advanced searching on Google Scholar and citation tracking, visit our Google Scholar Guide:
Google Scholar is a great resource for finding scholarly sources online. It allows you to link into USC Libraries subscription database content so you can search for and access content without having to go directly to the libraries' website. There are 2 ways to do this:
1) Use the Google Scholar link on the USC Libraries homepage, which will authenticate you as being affiliated with USC:
2) Set up your Google Scholar Setting to include USC Libraries "Find It @ USC" links
Follow these steps to add USC to your Google Scholar preferences: