SE 1700: Engineering Fundamentals
Library Research Process
- Take your topic/design and break into a research question. Need help? Think about who, what, when, where, why and/or how.
- Determine what information you are looking for. You are looking for evidence from experts. Do you need a particular format such as a scientific journal article or a patent?
- Go to where this information can be found. For example, library databases for journal articles or Google Patents for patents.
- Search for evidence. For example, search for evidence in scientific journal articles or patents.
- Refine/adjust your search as needed to find the most relevant, recent, and high-quality evidence.
- Read the evidence and make decisions about your project design based on what you found.
- Cite any material you use by using the IEEE citation style.
