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Google Scholar Basics

Google Scholar may be used to supplement discovery and organization of your information sources

Saving Articles Into "My Library"

As you discover and collect relevant articles for your research, you may choose to consolidate and save your references. If you are logged into your Google Account, you may save or bookmark articles into "My Library."

To save an article, select the "Save" link, directly below the article. Saved articles will have a filled-in star, unsaved articles will only have outlines of stars.

You will be asked to put your saved article into a labeled folder. The default folder is named "Reading List," however you may create additional new folders with more descriptive names.

Accessing and Managing Your Folders

You may access your Library bookmarks by selecting the hamburger menu, located by the Google Scholar logo, and then selecting "My Library" or by selecting the "My Library" direct link, located by your profile link.

Once you have selected "My Library," you are able to view and search all of your saved articles and may filter them by folder or date. You may also revise your folder labels (delete, rename, or create new) by selecting "Manage Labels." Note that the "Search my library" searchbar will only be searching your saved articles. To continue your search for new articles, you will need to select  the Google Scholar logo to return to the main search bar.