Sage Research Methods - What's New for 2017?

 

Attention all researchers! Lots of new content has been added to Sage Research Methods online recently. Here are some of the things to tempt you

49 new book titles including:

• Designing and doing survey research
• Writing successful reports and dissertations
• Developing transferable skills

33 new case studies including:

• The use of online forum data in the study of gaming behavior
• Restorative youth justice
• Online political activism in Syria

 26 new data sets including:

• Analysing focus groups on politics with young people in Wales
• Interviewing elites: employing a feminist and interpretative approach in grounded theory techniques
• Analysing oral histories

There are also 2 new tools to help you complete your research project:

• Project Planner - from picking a topic to gathering data to choosing a method,  here is your step-by-step guide to a successful research project.
• Which Stats Test tool - answering a handful of multiple-choice questions this tool will provide you with a recommendation on which statistical method to use to analyze your data.

Both can be found under the Research Tools menu.

What is Information Literacy and why is it important?

Information Literacy is a key attribute of The Sheffield Graduate. It means knowing when and why you need information, where to find it, and how to use and communicate it. Our Information Literacy web pages include a video explaining why academic staff say it is important. 
 

Find out how information literacy can help you with writing assignments and conducting research. The pages are split into useful sections to support you at different stages: Getting started, Writing assignments, Research skills, and Employability.

The Getting Started page has some links to some of our tutorials on effective note taking, understanding your reading list and effective note taking. There is also a short video that explains what your subject librarian can do for you

Information Literacy - Getting Started

Find out how information literacy can help you with writing assignments and conducting research. These web pages are split into useful sections to support you at different stages: Getting started, Writing assignments, Research skills, and Employability. The Getting Started page has links to some of our tutorials including effective note taking, and using StarPlus, the library catalogue.

Information literacy - research skills

Find out how information literacy can help you with conducting research. This research skills page includes links to useful tutorials on writing a literature review, searching databases and organising references.

Information literacy: research skills

Find out how information literacy can help you with conducting research. The research skills pages include links to tutorials on writing a literature review, searching databases and organising references.