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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
ACM Guide to Computing Literature
INSPEC
Google Scholar
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