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It is easy to add a NHS Scotland library link to the search results in Google Scholar.

This will allow any articles that are available through The Knowledge Network to show an NHS Scotland Journals link alongside the reference.

1. Go to Google Scholar UK

2. Click on the menu icon at top left of the screen.

Home page of Google Scholar. An arrow highlights the menu (consisting of three lines) in the top left corner.

3. Choose the settings cog.

Google scholar menu with multiple options. Settings is highlighted at the bottom of the list

4. Click Library Links (in the left hand menu on desktop / top navigation menu on mobile) and in the search box type 'Knowledge Network'. 

5. Tick checkbox for the Knowledge Network Library Search - NHSScotland journals. Untick any other incorrect options and then click Save.

Screenshot of Google Scholar settings page. There is a menu on the left with several options - 'Library Links' is highlighted and there is a search box shown in this section of the settings. The words 'Knowledge Network' are typed into the search box. Under the search box is an option for 'Knowledge Network Library Search - NHSScotland Journals' with a tick box to the left which is ticked. There is a 'Save' button at the bottom of the page which is also highlighted.

6. Now when you search Google Scholar you will see an NHSScotland Journals link to the right of articles that are available to you via The Knowledge Network.

Screenshot of Google Scholar search results. To the right of the top article result is the note 'NHS Scotland Journals' which is highlighted.

Google Scholar Labs - AI interface

The 'Labs' option at the top of Google Scholar takes you to their AI interface.

Note their disclaimer: 'Scholar Labs is experimental and can make mistakes'.

You can ask Scholar Labs a question more in the style of an AI prompt meaning you can add more parameters than you might in a standard Google Scholar search. Note that results may vary even if you use the same prompt twice so it can be harder to produce the same results.

Scholar Labs will provide a similar list of article results but with a summary which highlights the relevant information from the article underneath each result.

You will still see the 'NHS Scotland Journals' link where content is available via The Knowledge Network.

Google Scholar homepage with 'Labs' option at the top highlighted

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