Google Scholar searches across multiple disciplines for articles, presentations, grey literature and more. A good place when just starting out on a new topic. Make sure to set up your preferences/Library Links to BCIT for some full-text access. Here is a quick video showing you how to set it up - just search for BCIT instead.
"Research holding the torch of knowledge" (1896) by Olin Levi Warner. Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Research