Best Bet: Research Methods
- Sage Research Methods This link opens in a new windowSearches across a large body of the social and behavioral sciences literature from Sage Publications on topics such as designing research projects, understanding methods or identifying new methods, conducting research, and writing up findings.
Finding Information About Research Methods
Literature on research methods can be found in books and journal articles, so searching in the library catalog and databases will turn up relevant sources.
Some relevant subjects to search on in the Library Catalog include:
- Social sciences -- Research
- Social sciences -- Research -- Methodology
- Sociology -- Research; or Social sciences -- Statistical methods
Many publishers distribute books on research methods. Sage is among the most prolific and offers Sage Research Methods: a database devoted specifically to the research methods literature.
Research Methods Reference Works
Some relevant titles include:
The SAGE Encyclopedia of Social Science Research Methods by ISBN: 9780761923633Publication Date: 2003-12-15
Encyclopedia of Survey Research Methods by Publication Date: 2008-09-12
The SAGE Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods by ISBN: 9781412941631Publication Date: 2008-08-21
The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Research by Call Number: H62 .H2455 2011ISBN: 9781412974172Publication Date: 2011-04-27
