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Below are some of the major research questions students have for their marketing project:

Books

To locate books on your topic, search our catalogue. Try to think of synonyms for your search terms. Examine the subject headings of books that seem most relevant, and use them to find others on the same topic.

Articles

Use the databases:

• Datamonitor 360 (formerly known as Marketline)
  Contains SWOT, competitors, market share, related industry reports.
• Mergent Online

Often in engineering, one is faced with having to find information on a specific topic in preparation for doing work or research in the area. For example, say you are working on designing an excavation tool for use on the Moon. Before you start conducting your own research, you must start by searching what previous research exists on the topic.

1. Sources for background information

If you are not sure what your topic is all about, look it up in a dictionary or encyclopedia. Start with: