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Research methods

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American Statistical Association Survey Research Methods Section: Aims to promote the improvement of survey practice and the understanding of survey methods by encouraging theoretical and applied research on survey related topics and by disseminating information on survey methods.
Author: American Statistical Association
Subjects: research methods, statistical methods
DeweyClass: 001.42
Resource type: documents
Committee on Data for Science and Technology: International organisation improving the quality and management of science and technology data.
Author: International Council of Scientific Unions
Subjects: quality assessment, research methods, scientific research worldwide
DeweyClass: 506
Resource type: institution
DoHistory: Information on research methods used to investigate historical lives. A case study on the life of Martha Ballard is provided as an example, describing how her story has been pieced together based on excerpts of her diary.
Author: Harvard University Film Study Center
Subjects: history links, research methods
DeweyClass: 001.432
Resource type: documents
ESRC Research Methods Programme: Contains full details of the ESRC funded educational project, run by Lancaster University's Centre for Applied Statistics. The Centre provides a National Support Service aimed at social science researchers. The service is free for ESRC-funded researchers and UK based postgraduates and academics.
Author: Lancaster University
Subjects: research methods
DeweyClass: 001.422
Resource type: directory
Experiment Resources: Short introductory guides to some of the theoretical and ideological aspects of research including experimental ethics, methodology, design, and writing scientific papers.
Author: http://contactprivacy.com/
Subjects: research ethics, research methods
DeweyClass: 001.42
Resource type: guide
Handbook of Methods: Describes the methodology by which the Bureau of Labor Statistics obtains economic data covering topics such as employment, compensation, occupational health and safety, productivity, technology, economic growth, prices and living conditions.
Author: US Bureau of Labor Statistics
Subjects: occupational health and safety, research methods, united states economic data
DeweyClass: 001.42
Resource type: book
How Polls are Conducted: Answers commonly asked questions about the operation of public opinion polls by the Gallup organisation. Addresses topics such as selection of a random sample, required sample size, conduct of interviews, and interpretation of results. Although the focus is on polls in the US, the issues covered are also applicable to international polls.
Author: Gallup Organisation
Subjects: consumer research, research methods
DeweyClass: 303.38
Resource type: document
ICAAP: International Consortium of Alternative Academic Publication: Canadian initiative dedicated to the development of an international alternative scholarly communication system outside of the commercial mainstream, promoting a model of high-quality scholarly communication free from the heavy costs of printing, distribution, and administration associated with the publication of print and commercial journals. Includes a list of scholarly journals - all freeware or low cost shareware titles - affiliated with ICAAP.
Author: ICAAP
Subjects: electronic journal costs, electronic journal production, research methods, scholarly communication
DeweyClass: 070.5
Resource type: institution
Karl Popper Web: The Karl Popper Web is an online complement to the Annual Conference on the Philosophy of Sir Karl Popper.
Author: Percival, Ray Scott
Subjects: philosophers, research methods
DeweyClass: 140
Resource type: documents, index
New Horizons in Scholarly Communication: Highlights trends affecting the process of creating, disseminating, retrieving, and using information for instruction and research at the university level.
Author: Lui, Alan
Subjects: research methods, scholarly communication
DeweyClass: 378
Resource type: index
Psychology with Style: A hypertext guide to writing research reports for students and instructors of experimental and research methods courses.
Author: Plonsky, M.
Subjects: research methods, writing links
DeweyClass: 808.02
Resource type: guide
Questionnaire Design and Surveys Sampling: Outlines techniques and computer codes for questionnaire design, survey sampling, and analysis.
Author: Arsham, Hossein
Subjects: research methods
DeweyClass: 001.42
Resource type: guide
Research Gateway, The: Online resource to support student research project work in Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism. The Research Gateway is divided into nine sections, covering an introduction to the project, a guide to research, literature and reviews, research methods and data collection, results analysis, and advice on writing up the research.
Author: Kay, Tess and Robinson, Leigh
Subjects: research methods
DeweyClass: 001.4
Resource type: directory
Researching Librarian: Collection of databases, journals, statistics, discussion lists, and current awareness resources, all of which are intended to assist librarians undertaking research. Also offers links to funding bodies and guidelines on writing proposals.
Author: Ashmore, Beth
Subjects: library and information science research, research libraries, research methods
DeweyClass: 020
Resource type: index
Resources for Methods in Evaluation and Social Research: Index of sources providing information on research methods such as surveys, focus groups, sampling, and interviews. Material on the presentation of statistical data is also offered.
Author: Liu, Ya-Lin and Shackman, Gene
Subjects: research methods
DeweyClass: 001.42
Resource type: index
Seven Steps to Effective Library Research: Provides instruction on how to identify useful sources for a research paper and how to cite them. Suggests ways to pinpoint your research topic, or establish one if inspiration is required, and offers ideas on how to obtain background information, as well as guidance on the use of catalogues, indexes, the Internet, and audio and video resources. Also provides direction on how to evaluate such sources following their identification. Some sections of the tutorial can be viewed using RealPlayer.
Author: Engle, Michael
Subjects: research methods
DeweyClass: 001.42
Resource type: guide
Social Statistics - School of Social Sciences, University of Southampton: Research centre which provides a focus for research on survey and census data analysis. Research addresses methodological aspects of survey data analysis and the application of innovative analytical methods to survey data in substantive contexts. Abstracts of technical reports are available online.
Author: Social Statistics, University of Southampton
Subjects: research methods, statistical methods
DeweyClass: 001.42
Resource type: documents
Spire Project: A guide to Internet, library and commercial information resources. Describes how to find Web pages, books, articles, patents, statistics, theses and dissertations, from sources such as discussion groups, commercial databases, journals and government publications.
Author: Novak, David
Subjects: information retrieval, research methods
DeweyClass: 020
Resource type: guide
TIDSR: Toolkit for the Impact of Digitised Scholarly Resources: Toolkit which provides a variety of methods to measure the impact of online scholarly resources, and covers a range of qualitative and quantitative methods of analysis. This service will develop through additional contributions from experts.
Author: Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford
Subjects: research methods, scholarly communication
DeweyClass: 001.42
Resource type: institution, service
TILT: Texas Information Literacy Tutorial: An interactive tutorial comprising three modules designed to introduce the user to online research methods, with a view to improving their information retrieval skills. The first section focuses on selecting the most appropriate sources depending on the user's research interests, the second concentrates on the search process itself, and the final module considers how best to assess the credibility and usefulness of material retrieved.
Author: University of Texas System Digital Library
Subjects: information retrieval, internet resource discovery, research methods
DeweyClass: 025.0
Resource type: interactive documents
Whole Mouse Catalog: An index of information of interest to scientific researchers using mice or rats in their work. Includes genome informatics, nomenclature, anatomy, cell physiology, animal physiology and software.
Author: Mercer, Eric H.
Subjects: animal genetics, mice, research methods
DeweyClass: 599.3
Resource type: index