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Software Engineering

Find library resources for research in software engineering.

Primary, secondary, and tertiary sources are useful for research within the discipline. You may use one, both, or all of these types of sources when conducting your research. The types of sources chosen will depend on your research topic.

Primary Sources

First-Hand Evidence or Raw Materials 

Secondary Sources 

Recount & Interpret Info from Primary Sources 

Tertiary Sources           

Compile & Summarize Primary and Secondary Sources 

Conference Proceedings

Technical Reports 

Research Articles

Empirical Studies 

 

Book on Software Engineering Topic

Literature Review/Review Article 

Textbook 

 

Encyclopedia 

Dictionary 

Handbook

 

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