If your topic of interest is emerging, working papers, preprints, and other non-traditional sources beyond formal publications may be relevant. Check with your instructor to see whether or not they are permitted as sources for an assignment.
Working Paper: preliminary, not published in journals or formal publications
Preprints: the final draft of a paper before formatting is added for publishing in a journal, sometimes found in open access institutional repositories
Google Scholar is a good place to search to find both traditional and non-traditional scholarly publications:
Note: Follow these instructions to link Google Scholar with Temple's resources.
Google Scholar provides search for scholarly literature. It covers disciplines and sources: peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles, from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations.
