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Industrial Technology Research Guide

Types of Literature

What type of publication do you need?

Use different databases and search engines to retrieve different publication types
Most library databases have filters you can use to retrieve only selected publication types.

  • Journal articles (primary, review articles, systematic reviews, etc.)
  • Books, book chapters
  • Proceedings of conference presentations (often abstracts only)
  • Theses and dissertations
  • Research reports (from government, research or professional organizations)
  • Standards
  • Trade Publications
  • Magazine articles
  • News sources
  • Maps
  • Patents
  • Other...