Finding research -- Environmental problems - ENE 262 - Intro to Environmental Engineering - Research Guides at New Jersey Institute of Technology

Finding research -- best bets

Scopus This link opens in a new window
Abstracts and citations of peer-reviewed literature covering the fields of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, arts, and humanities from 1960 to the present.
ASCE Library This link opens in a new window
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Alternate Name(s): American Society of Civil Engineers
Online full-text database providing the contents of peer-reviewed journals, proceedings, e-books, and standards published in civil engineering.
GreenFILE This link opens in a new window
GreenFILE is a research database covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling and more.

Strategies and Tips

Tip no.1

Look for peer-reviewed original research articles. Most library databases allow you limit your search to this type of publication. Need a refresher on these? Review the ENGL101/102 research guide on finding original research articles.

Tip no. 2

Reading a lot of research articles for the first time can be a little overwhelming. Here's a secret -- not many people read a scientific/technical article from start to finish -- like you would a newspaper or magazine article.

New to reading scientific articles? This research guide from the University of Portland has a lot of good sources of advice. I particularly like the quote “Nothing makes you feel stupid quite like reading a scientific journal article” from one of the sources here. Look around youtube for additional emotional and practical support.

Tip no. 3

See "who cited who" -- if you find a really relevant article, use Scopus or Google Scholar to see who has used that article in their references.