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==Citation tools ==
 
==Citation tools ==
  
{{Tl|Google scholar}} may be useful in conjunction with this [[WP:EIW#Citetools|citation tool]]:
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If you are searching with [[Google Scholar]] because you want to generate [[WP:CITE|citations]] to insert in Wikipedia [[WP:WIAA|articles]], see {{Tl|Google scholar cite}}, a more capable version of this template which links to this [[WP:EIW#Citetools|citation tool]]: the [http://toolserver.org/~verisimilus/Scholar/ Universal reference formatter].
*[http://www.srcf.ucam.org/~ms609/Wiki/Scholar Google Scholar enhanced with the Wikipedia citation assistant]
 
For example, you could [[WP:TRANSCLUDE|transclude]] the {{Tl|Google scholar}} template on a [[Help:User page#What about user subpages?|user subpage]], to save a particular search, and repeat the search using [http://www.srcf.ucam.org/~ms609/Wiki/Scholar Google Scholar enhanced with the Wikipedia citation assistant], from which you could generate pre-filled {{Tl|Cite journal}} template calls that you can then paste into [[WP:WIAA|articles]] as [[WP:CITE|citations]]. (See [[WP:FOOT]] for more details.) In this method of use,  
 
{{Tl|Google scholar}} is a convenient method of managing and storing useful searches as you look for article references, and for communicating results to other users, for example on [[Help:Talk page|talk pages]].
 
 
 
*It would also be nice to have a template interface directly to [http://www.srcf.ucam.org/~ms609/Wiki/Scholar Google Scholar enhanced with the Wikipedia citation assistant], capable of populating the individual search fields (title, author, journal, date).
 
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==

Revision as of 06:52, 8 June 2008

Usage

Creates a Google Scholar search link. This template takes two unnamed input parameters:

  1. A string to search for. (Optional.)
  2. Link text to display on your wiki page. (Optional.)

Do not use in articles

Examples

Type this To get this What it produces, or searches for
{{google scholar}} Search: Google Scholar Create a link to an empty Google Scholar search form
{{google scholar|David Branby}} David Branby Search for scholarly articles by, or mentioning: David Branby
{{google scholar|Steven Chu}} Steven Chu Search for scholarly articles by, or containing: Steven Chu
{{google scholar|Steven Chu|Search for articles by, or mentioning: Steven Chu}} Search for articles by, or mentioning: Steven Chu The above search with our own link text

Citation tools

If you are searching with Google Scholar because you want to generate citations to insert in Wikipedia articles, see {{Google scholar cite}}, a more capable version of this template which links to this citation tool: the Universal reference formatter.

See also