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Sage Research Methods has videos and books... to help you understand every step of the research process. Click here to look at the Methods Map

SAGE Research Methods (SRM) This link opens in a new window SAGE Research Methods supports research at all levels by providing material to guide users through every step of the research process. SRM Cases are stories of how real research projects were conducted. The collection provides more than 1100 case studies, showing the challenges and successes of doing research, written by the researchers themselves. SRM Datasets is a collection of teaching datasets and instructional guides that give students a chance to learn data analysis by practicing themselves. SRM Video contains more than 125 hours of video, including tutorials, case study videos, expert interviews, and more, covering the entire research methods and statistics curriculum.

Guidelines on PhD Research and Supervision
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Literature Review

Roberts-Holmes, G. (Academic). (2018). Designing your literature review [Video]. Sage Research Methods. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781529768046 Dr. Guy Roberts-Holmes, PhD, discusses designing a literature review for a research project, including sources of information and refining a research argument.
K., A., J., & G. (Interviewees). (2013). How to do a literature review [Video]. Sage Research Methods. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781473997639 Kirsten is totally overwhelmed by the literature review she must do for her undergraduate research project. Grant Man explains that all she needs to do is give the reviewers an idea of what research already exists and show how her project is different.
White, C. (Academic). (2018). How to Conduct an Effective Literature Review [Video]. Sage Research Methods. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781526442734 Claire White explains how to conduct an effective literature review using a literature review sketch.
(2017). Reviewing the Literature Project Planner. 10.4135/9781526408518. This tool is designed to guide you through your research project. First, think about what stage you're at in your research. If you've already gotten started, click on the stage below that best describes where you are. If you're just starting out, it might be helpful to read more about why we do research before getting started.
O'Leary, Z. (Academic). (2017). Am i the only one struggling to write a literature review [Video]. Sage Research Methods. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781526400123 Dr. Zina O'Leary explains the misconceptions and struggles students often have with writing a literature review. She also provides step-by-step guidance on writing a persuasive literature review.
O'Leary, Z. (Academic). (2018). Core skills for new researchers: how to do a literature review in 10 easy steps [Video]. Sage Research Methods. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781526434302 Dr. Zina O'Leary explains sourcing literature, the importance of arguments, and the ten steps of a literature review.

100 Questions (and Answers) About Action Research Part 4 by Luke Duesbery & Todd Twyman Part 4 | Research in Your Field What’s a Literature Review, and Do I Need One? What Are the Steps in Doing an Efficient Literature Review or Synthesis? Should I Read Action Research Articles? How Do I Evaluate the Articles I Find? How Do I Plan for My Action Research Project Before I Start?
Publication Date: 2020

Scholarly Articles

Communication Source (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window Includes Communication & Mass Media Complete. Provides the most robust, quality research solution in areas related to communications and mass media. Offers full text for over 600 titles and contains citation coverage for additional sources.
Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI): Web of Science This link opens in a new window The Web of Science accesses the Science Citation Index (SCI), Social Science Citation Index (SSCI), and Arts and Humanitites Citation Index (AHCI) databases, gathered from over 8,500 scholarly journals. Searches for records by topic, author, source title, author address, cited author, citedwork, cited year can be performed separately or combined. Articles are linked to other articles of the same topic.
Google Scholar This link opens in a new window Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. From one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources: peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles, from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations. Google Scholar helps you identify the most relevant research across the world of scholarly research. By logging into Google Scholar from off-campus, the library holdings will be integrated into your search results allowing you to quickly find the full-text of scholarly materials.
APA PsycInfo (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window Indexes and abstracts over one million journal, book chapters, books, dissertations, and technical reports in 2,000 journals from over 50 countries in the field of psychology and the psychological aspects of related disciplines, such as medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, anthropology, business, and law. PsychInfo is provided by the American Psychological Association.
APA PsycArticles (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window PsycARTICLES includes full-text articles from journals published by American Psychological Association and allied organizations. All journals included in PsychArticles are indexed in PsycINFO.
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window This database provides coverage of nearly 550 full text journals, including more than 500 peer-reviewed titles. Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection covers topics such as emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods. Nearly every full text title included in this database is indexed in PsycINFO. This database is updated daily via EBSCOhost.

Find articles and citations info

The following resources allow you to search by topic but also search for sources from a specific journal or a specific author. Several of these also allow you to see who cites articles after it is published.

Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI): Web of Science This link opens in a new window The Web of Science accesses the Science Citation Index (SCI), Social Science Citation Index (SSCI), and Arts and Humanitites Citation Index (AHCI) databases, gathered from over 8,500 scholarly journals. Searches for records by topic, author, source title, author address, cited author, citedwork, cited year can be performed separately or combined. Articles are linked to other articles of the same topic.
Scopus (Elsevier) This link opens in a new window Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature: scientific journals, books and conference proceedings. Delivering a comprehensive overview of the world's research output in the fields of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities, Scopus features smart tools to track, analyze and visualize research.
Google Scholar This link opens in a new window Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. From one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources: peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles, from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations. Google Scholar helps you identify the most relevant research across the world of scholarly research. By logging into Google Scholar from off-campus, the library holdings will be integrated into your search results allowing you to quickly find the full-text of scholarly materials.

Publishing Resources

The following resources can help you look up information about publishers and journals (e.g., acceptance rates).

Cabell's Directories This link opens in a new window Cabell Directories includes directories for the following areas: * Accounting * Economics and Finance * Management * Marketing * Curriculum and Methods * Educational Psychology and Administration * Psychology The goal of these directories is to help professors, graduate students and researchers to publish their manuscripts. To achieve this goal the Cabell's strives to maintain current information on the addresses, phone, fax, e-mail and websites for a large number of journals. Also, Cabell's seeks to provide information on publication guidelines, review information and circulation data.
Ulrichsweb This link opens in a new window Ulrichsweb is the online version of Ulrich's Periodical Directory. It contains a quarter-million records (journals, newsletters, newspapers, etc.) that are published world-wide. Each record provides publishing information, price, state date, where it is indexed, email links, etc. Updated daily.
Journal Citation Reports This link opens in a new window 2002-present. JCR presents quantifiable statistical citation data that provides a systematic, objective way to evaluate the world's leading journals and their impact and influence in the global research community. Covers more than 7,000 of the world's most highly cited, peer-reviewed journals in approximately 200 disciplines. Includes Science Edition and Social Science Edition.
WorldCat (FirstSearch) This link opens in a new window
WorldCat Advanced Search
Mendeley (Elsevier) This link opens in a new window Mendeley is a free reference manager and academic social network. Make your own fully-searchable library in seconds, cite as you write, and read and annotate your PDFs on any device.

Measurement Models, Surveys,Questionaries

APA PsycTests (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window PsycTESTS, produced by the American Psychological Association (APA), serves as a repository for the full text of psychological tests and measures as well as a source of structured information about tests of relevance to psychologists and professionals in related fields such as psychiatry, management, business, education, social science, neuroscience, law, medicine, and social work. PsychTESTS contains over 6,000 Master Profiles and nearly 4,500 instances of actual tests or test items. Coverage dates from 1910 to the present.

Citing Resources

APA Electronic Formats
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The APA Style homepage. Provides APA guidelines for citing electronic sources and materials

RefWorks This link opens in a new window The new RefWorks 3.0 lets you save and share an unlimited number of references, full-text, and other research materials. Generate bibliographies and citations and integrate with either Word or Google Docs.

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