Google Scholar – searching for articles and saving files
The most important functionalities
free, commonly used tool gathering databases containing scientific publications and links to Open Access materials
easy search for scientific articles and access to materials from various disciplines and sources
intuitive operation, clear interface (following the Google pattern), many methods of searching the content (especially articles with a high impact)
bibliography formatting according to a chosen style
fast indexing of new articles
Recommended above all to university teachers and students:
working on projects requiring access to the latest research results
writing bibliography for their own papers as it includes a bibliography formatting system (MLA, APA, ISO 690) and generating records for reference managers (BibTeX, EndNote, RefMan, RefWorks)
monitoring the state of research on a certain topic
looking for a certain author’s papers
How to use search for publications on Google Scholar