... start with what you know and use that to identify keywords and to clarify concepts.  Keep track of all of your research - write it all down.

Information about managing your personal content can be found here.  Use these tools to help you organize and cite your references:

Census and Demographic Data

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Computation in Architectural Design

Materials Science and Engineering 

Personal Content Management

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General

Look at databases listed in related subject guides for additional and more specific resources.

• Avery Index (Primary index for architecture journals)
• Dissertations and Theses
• DSpace at MIT 
• JStor
• Web of Science (great for ranking articles by citations)

Sustainable Design

• Building Green Suite
• GreenSpec Database of Green Building Products (part of Building Green Suite)
• High Performance Buildings Database (part of Building Green Suite)

Google Scholar can be a great place to search full-text papers, articles, and dissertations. Try the Search Tips and read about Scholar's coverage.

To take advantage of Google search, visit Inside Search Help.

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RSS, email, & table of contents alerts

Find new journal articles about your research topic!

There are a number of services via email and RSS for accessing tables of contents of new journal issues and research alerts (results of literature searches you construct, run periodically).

This site will provide links to these services, as well as an explanation of what RSS is and how it works.

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