Google Scholar is a search tool for finding academic and professional resources. When searching in Google Scholar you are searching across multiple fields and disciplines and source types. You can find everything from articles, books, abstracts and court opinions, from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories to universities and other web sites.

You may find content that we do not subscribe to and will ask for payment, to make sure you are searching BTC Library free resources, follow the set up instructions below:

How to Set up Google Scholar to Search the BTC Library Resources

If you would like to link your BTC account to Google Scholar:

1. Go to scholar.google.com
2. Click on the top-right menu and select “Settings”
3. Select “Library Links”
4. Enter “Blackhawk Technical College” in the search box
5. Choose “Blackhawk Technical College-Find it @BTC Library”

Google Scholar Search Tips

Searching is similar to searching using other databases. Enter keywords or phrases, such as "early childhood education". See more about keyword here. It also has a Advanced Search option, to be more exact, find it in the top-right menu. 

Accessing  Resources from Google Scholar

• If you have set up your Google Scholar account to connect to the BTC Library, look for 'Find it @BTC Library':

• Click on the "Find it" link, this will re-direct you to our Library Search tool
• To access the article, click on the link "View Full Text" which will take you to one of our subscription databases to view the full article

Other freely available complete articles will show up as a 'PDF' or 'HTML' file along the right of your search results, you can also see if another version of the article is available in full text by clicking on "All Versions"

If you don't see full text for an article you're interested in, contact the library. We may be able to find it through Interlibrary Loan.