Google Scholar:How to set up your profile

UCT Bibliometrics Working Group

February 2017

Databases by platformAccess Google Scholar from the library web page.http://www.lib.uct.ac.za

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My CitationsClick on My Citations

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Set up a profileStep 1

Email for verificationFill in your UCT EMAIL address here.An institutional affiliated email is required here for the verification process.

Next stepFollow the prompts to proceed

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Add articleClick on the Add article button

Set up a profileStep 2

Next stepFollow the prompts to proceed

Set up a profileStep 2

Go to profileGo to profile to proceed

Set up a profileStep 3

Choose how to update a profile.You can choose to ask for an email to be sent to you first, so you can confirm which material to add to your profile before it gets updated.

EditClick on EDIT to change settings and add information to your profile.Here you can also make your profile private or public

Edit a profile

Add InformationHere you can also make your profile private or public

Edit a profile

+ ADDClick on ADD to further populate your list

Add publications to your profile

ADD Articles

Click on Add articles and then tick the boxes next to the articles you wish to add.

Add publications to your profile

Se ADD: search for articles to add from this search box

ADD Articles manually

Click on Add articles manually and populate the form according to the type of publication. Choose the tab that describes the publication: Journal, Conference, Chapter, Book, Thesis, Patent, Court Case, Other.

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Additional information can be viewed here.You can delete your account here.

Additional information

Example of a public profile with citation indices

Need more help?Contact your subject librarian at UCT Libraries:

http://www.lib.uct.ac.za/lib/subject-librarians