What to look for
Other types of information you may need include:
- classics
- newspapers
- images
- specialized reports
- data
- statistics
- GIS
- patents
- standards
- conference proceedings
- e-books
Tutorials
- Video Tutorials: Patents A 4 part series of videos that focus on finding patents.
How to find other kinds of information
Publications outside of journal articles and books can be tricky to find. Try these resources, created by MIT Librarians, to help you identify information on your topic:
Research Guides. Several of these guides are specific to various kinds of information types. For example:
- Classical Studies
- Country Data and Analysis
- Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
- Dissertations and Theses
- E-books
- GIS, Maps and Mapping
- Government Information
- Media Studies
- News, Newspapers and Current Events
- Newspapers in Foreign Languages
- Patents
- Properties of Materials and Chemicals
- Social Science Data Services
- Standards
- Technical Reports
- U.S. Census
Browse the Research Guides subject listings for more areas of interest to your research.
Images. Use these sources to find high-quality images of buildings as well as GIS information:
- ARTstor - subscription image database (includes art and architecture) - MIT only
- Dome - MIT's digital image repository
- MIT GeoWeb - provides web access to the MIT Geodata Repository, an international collection of GIS data. GIS data can be used for creating maps and doing geographic analysis.
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