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The College Experience - STDV 100 - Greenwald

Fall 2017

Finding Information: Your search terms matter!

Try these variations on a search and see how the results change:

  • What happened after Hurricane Katrina
  • Hurricane Katrina aftermath
  • Effects of Hurricane Katrina
  • Hurricane Katrina devastation
  • Hurricane Katrina fatalities
Google Web Search

Google Scholar

Google Scholar performs a Google search of scholarly content on the internet. You may not have free access to all of the articles found in a Google Scholar search. However, you can check if the library has access to the article by searching the article title in RVOneSearch or using Full Text Finder to search for the journal that published the article.

Google Scholar Search

Tell Google you're with us!

You can set Google Scholar to recognize that you have access to certain articles because you are an RV student. 

  1. Go to Settings on the Google Scholar webpage (look for a menu icon if you don't see Settings).
  2. Select Library links.
  3. Search for Raritan Valley Community College.
  4. Check the box next to Raritan Valley Community College - Find It @ RVCC

Your search results will now include a "Find It @ RVCC" link on the right side of the screen for any articles that you may be able to access through our library subscriptions.