Techniques for Situating Sources in the Context of Other Scholarship
Find scholarly background articles on the topic (encyclopedias, handbooks, etc.) Check the resources classified as "Background" on the databases list
See if there is an Oxford Bibliography or Annual Review (most likely to be successful if your topic has a social science methods connection) on your topic
Review historiography or literature review sections of journal articles and books
Consult book reviews
Find sources located in the endnotes and bibliography from works you've already identified
Use cited reference searching in Google Scholar or Web of Science to find works that have cited works you've already identified
Use a broad search tool like Summon or Google Scholar to look for your topic and keywords like "historiography" or "literature review" or "bibliography."