Library Guides: Nanoengineering Summer REU Program: Literature Review Tips

Questions to Ask

Are there any key researchers in this area? Who?
- Review their publications.
- Review who they are citing.
- Review who is citing them.
Are there key publications in this area? What are they?
- Review the publication.
- Review the papers being cited.
- Find the article in an indexing database (INSPEC or Scopus) and find articles with the same subject terms
What are the concepts related to your area of study?
- Identify the concepts.
- Find articles related to this concepts and look for common themes / connections.
- You are also looking for possible gaps in the literature/research.
What indexes can I use to find related research?
- Scopus
- Google Scholar
- ACM Guide to Computing Literature
- INSPEC