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Welcome to the Information Resources for the Electrical and Computer Engineering subject guide. This subject guide will point you to the most relevant online databases for finding cutting edge research published in journals, conference proceedings, and books.
Additional resources include online access to Canadian and international PhD and MSc theses and data collections.
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Research Skills for Engineering Students
- Research Skills For Engineering StudentsThis tutorial is a self-guided overview of engineering information sources and how to find, evaluate and cite.
The content in this guide is for both novice and expert learners building their information literacy skills.
The guide addresses the following information literacy framworks:
1. Authority is Constructed and Contextual
2. Information Creation as Process
3. Information has Value
4. Research as Inquiry
5. Scholarship as Conversation
6. Searching as Strategic Exploration
For more details on the frameworks see Companion Document to the Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.