title: Using google scholar to conduct a literature search.
abstract: This article provides information about conducting a literature search on the Google Scholar website. The article briefly describes how to narrow or expand a search and how to find non-journal literature. Although Google Scholar is not without limitations, it offers a practical starting point for a literature search.
authors.affiliation: North Somerset Healthcare Library, Weston General Hospital, Weston Area Health NHS Trust, Weston Super Mare. paula.younger@nhs.net
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Younger
mesh_terms: D004496:Education, Continuing; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval; D020407:Internet