Once you have a topic, look for more information on the subject from a wider historical perspective. Reference works will define the issue and can provide great bibliographies. Books can go much deeper into a topic than articles can. And look to Journals that you haven't yet looked at to see what they may say about your topic.
The Library subscribes to many databases that contain full-text dictionaries and encyclopedias, which can be excellent tools for collecting background information on any topic.
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A Dictionary of Civil, Water Resources and Environmental Engineering by 
Dictionary of Water and Waste Management by 
Encyclopedia of Coastal Science by 
Coastal Engineering Manual by 
Handbook of Coastal and Ocean Engineering by Log-in to read ebooks from off-campus with your myStevens credentials.
Advances in Hurricane Engineering by 
Handbook of Coastal and Ocean Engineering by 
Ocean Engineering Research Advances by 
Standard Handbook of Environmental Engineering by 
Chemical Processes for Environmental Engineering by A selection of journals to which we subscribe. If you haven't come across one of these in your search already, take a look to see if they might have work on your subject, too.
To find out if we have access to a specific journal, magazine or newspaper, try our Journal Finder.
