Engineering Librarian
Finding Articles and Conference Proceedings
It is common in school to have an assignment that requires you to find articles on a topic, and often the requirement is for a peer reviewed article. Being able to find information will continue to be important in your professional career, as you will want to base your designs, recommendations, and decisions on the best information.
This section suggest one approach to finding research papers. You can use it as a starting point and adapt it to fit your style and needs. This procedure assumes you have already considered the types of information available, and concluded that your needs are best met with a scholarly research article, review article, or conference paper.
This diagram gives an outline of the suggested search procedure. Follow the links to see a description of each step.
