• Seven Steps of Research
1. Identify and Develop Your Topic
2. Find Background Information
3. Use Catalogs to Find Books
4. Use Indexes to Find Periodical Articles
5. Find Internet Resources
6. Evaluate What You Find
7. Cite What You Find Using a Standard Format

 
• CMU Libraries Front Door

         SciFinder Scholar
EI Compendex
Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management
Evaluating Information on the Web; a tutorial
Civil and Environmental Engineering Subject Page
 
• Doing your Bibliography

 
Citing Your Sources; or how to do a bibliography
 
 
• Using Internet Information
 
How To Choose a Search Engine or Directory
Search Tools Chart
How to Critically Analyze Information Sources
 
 
 
 

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