Step 3: Search for Stuff in 4 Places
- Make a list of what you already know.
- Connect Google Scholar to WWU.
- Look at credible YouTube videos and YouTubers.
- Find technical information and grey literature (semi-scholarly, semi-business).
- Search Web of Science and IEEE.
Use Prior Knowledge
Connect Google Scholar
If you connect Google Scholar to Western Washington University, free versions of articles that Western Libraries holds will be linked on the right side with FindIt@WWU.
Technical information and grey literature
- Matweb: Material Property DataA searchable database of material properties includes data sheets of thermoplastic and thermoset polymers such as ABS, nylon, polycarbonate, polyester, polyethylene and polypropylene; metals such as aluminum, cobalt, copper, lead, magnesium, nickel, steel, superalloys, titanium and zinc alloys; ceramics; plus semiconductors, fibers, and other engineering materials.
- eFunda: Engineering FundamentalsMaterials properties, design guidelines, processes, formulas, and more.
- National Technical Report LibraryA repository of over two million reports on research paid for by the U.S. government. Full-texts are available for most reports. Free registration is required.
WWU Paid Subscriptions: Web of Science and SciFinder
- Web of Science [Clarivate]A multi-database search tool combining all three Web of Science indexes (the Science Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index, and the Arts and Humanities Citation Index).Tip:You can use this index to find works that have cited a specific author or article.
- IEEE ExploreA database of more than 3 million full-text resources covering electrical engineering, computer science, and electronics.
