Stand on the shoulders of giants.
Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. From one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources: articles, theses, books, abstracts and court opinions, from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities and other web sites. Google Scholar helps you find relevant work across the world of scholarly research.
Information for EE students: Search for valuable resources without having to wade through the commercial based sites. As 'real' information is highly valued, you may find there are costs associated with viewing some material, however it is still a useful way of collating and assessing literature that you may wish to track through libraries where possible.