HO 296-SS: Honors Thesis-Capstone Prep

Use these library research guides to hone your research and writing skills.

The Sage Research Methods database is a great set of tools that helps you explore the topic of research itself! Using Sage Research, you can:

• Search for scholarly articles on research methods related to specific disciplines
• Explore a research methods map to learn more about what works best for you
• Evaluate which statistical method is best for synthesizing your research data
• View or create reading lists of books on topics related to research methods
• Listen to podcasts by social sciences researchers & learn how they handle issues related to research methodology

There are several ways you can save your research work as you move through your project:

Create an account within a database (JSTOR, Academic Search Complete, Credo, etc.) and save articles to folders.

Send individual articles to yourself, print them, save to a thumb drive or upload to Google Drive using the database widgets provided. These will look slightly different depending on the database, and are typically found when you open up individual articles. You can also download a PDF if it's available. Here's what the widgets look like in the Ebsco databases: 

Create an account in Zotero or NoodleTools. Not only will you be able to save articles here, but you can keep lists of search terms, book titles and other resources types, and there are templates that help you create your paper and/or bibliography. There are tools to create documents for all major styles/formats (MLA, APA, Chicago Style, etc.).

Create an account within MLA Style Center or Academic Writer (APA Style). There are tutorials and templates to help you create your paper and/or bibliography using MLA/APA style. Use Chicago Style Online for Chicago Style format.

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