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Engineering Guide to Research

A guide to conducting research in engineering including finding sources such as journal articles, academic books, standards, and patents.

Why Use Books?

Books are a great resource to use when searching for general information on a topic. They are useful for understanding a topic in its context and provide summaries of existing research as well as offer a historical perspective.

Books available through McMaster can be found using the academic search tool, Omni

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Recognizing Academic Books

Scholarly books are a great resource - watch this video to learn how to recognize one. (2:29)

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