Engineering: Get started

Quick tips:

• How do I make sure I understand my research assignment?

Worksheet

Moving Through the Research Process (PDF)

Find background information
Encyclopedias & handbooks

Find articles
Learn which databases are best for these topics.

Browse journals
Use library search to find more ejournals in engineering.

Tutorials

• How do I Create a Search Strategy?
• Should I Rethink My Search?

Find standards
Use these databases to find the standards you need.

Find physical properties data
Best databases for this type of data.

Find patents
Patents and patent searching tips.

Find technical reports
Best places to find technical reports.

Tutorial
Standards: How Do I Find & Use Them?

Quick tips:

• How can I manage my citations?
• How do I use APA to cite my sources?
• How do I paraphrase correctly?

Tutorial
How Do I Give Credit to the Ideas of Others?