Getting Started with Google Scholar
07 May 2026, 10:00 - 10:30
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Discover how to make Google Scholar work for you in this bite-size, beginner鈥慺riendly session.
We’ll explore what Google Scholar is, what it searches, and how it differs from traditional academic databases. You’ll learn its key strengths and limitations and when it’s the right tool for your research, and when it isn’t. Through a quick live demonstration, we’ll cover essential skills such as finding full鈥憈ext articles, tracking citations, setting up alerts, saving papers to your library, and linking Google Scholar to RCN Library resources.
By the end of the session, you’ll feel confident navigating Google Scholar and using it effectively as part of your wider research toolkit.
How to join
This event will take place on Zoom. Details of how to join will be sent to your email address before the event takes place.
This is an event for RCN members only.
For any queries about this event please contact:
RCN Libraries
rcn.library@rcn.org.uk
0345 337 3368
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Page last updated - 18/03/2026
