Here are some instructions on finding more relevant information from Google while reviewing the literature.
Google search terms of interest:
- use quotes for exact matches: "search term"
- use around(2) for words close to each other: search around(2) term
- use - to prevent results: "search term" -semester
- use specific units: search term kWh
- search a specific domain: search term site:gov
- search a specific site: search term site:lifehacker.com
- search by file type: search term filetype:pdf
- only find in title: intitle:search term
- Mix and match those to find what you are looking for
- see lifehacker and this cheat sheet for more
Finding journals
- See Journals
- https://scholar.google.com
- http://www.doaj.org/ - directory of open access journals.
- Also you can try finding information in Wikipedia or Appropedia and then following their references.