Starting an engineering research project? These pages contain information on conducting literature reviews, managing your references, and more. Some basic resources to get started with include:
- Journal Finder - UMD's searchable list of online and print journals
- Database Finder - searchable list of the hundreds of UMD's databases
- WorldCat UMD - place to search UMD Library holdings and materials across the world (i.e. the Catalog)
- InterLibrary Loan - request articles, chapters and books
Also check out the sub-pages in this section to help you get started with:
- Literature Reviews - an essential part of the research process to find background information for your project
- Citation Management - organize (and share) your references and set yourself up for publishing your research
- Documentation and LaTeX - tips on keeping organized, including software such as LaTeX (and how to get started with it)
- Navigating Publishing - overview of how to find journals for publishing your work, information about Open Access Publishing, and how to be wary of predatory publishing
- Impact & Metrics - information on the various metrics for articles, journals, and authors: what they mean and how they are calculated
