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Electrical & Computer Engineering: Searching

Guide for researching and writing in Electrical & Computer Engineering

Boolean Searching

Use boolean operators to expand or limit your search returns

Finding Articles

Scholarly Journals, Conference Proceedings, Trade Journals

To find the most recent research and developments , access our databases of scholarly journals, trade journals, and conference papers in your area of research.

Find Books

Search for books, journals, videos, and web-based [electronic resources]

   

Vocabularies

Controlled Vocabularies
● Controlled vocabularies are sets of standard words used to
describe electronic and print resources
● Controlled vocabularies are used to group together related
subjects, or areas of knowledge under a standard, searchable
term. This allows like items to be grouped by like terms,
making retrieval much more efficient

Searching with Vocabularies:
● Consider similar words to describe your topic
● Think of different words to describe the same concept
● Use Thesaurus or Subject Term tools to find the similar terms
● Use broader, narrower, and related terms to explore different
areas of related research
● Examine Subject Headings as they appear on similar articles
● Search for new articles using these exact terms

Identifying [electronic resources]

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