Sage is a leader in publishing authoritative guides to research methods, and UIC Library already provides access to over 1,000 core titles on the Sage Research Methods platform. Now, we are pleased to announce the acquisition of thousands of additional videos, cases, datasets, and how-to guides to support research mastery in social and behavioral sciences, medicine, business and marketing, and humanities, as well as newer modules on data analytics, research ethics, and decolonizing research.
Key new features include:
Tools that help take the guesswork out of research:
- Project Planner - Step-by-step guidance through every phase of the research process
- Methods Map - An interactive visualization that shows how methods are related
- Which Stats Test - Multiple choice questions to choose the best statistical method
Foundations and How-To Guides: Foundations introduces key terms in research through hundreds of reference entries written by experts. How-To Guides provide practical advice on specific topics, from using GIS or social media to protecting research subject privacy.
Video: Video tutorials, expert interviews, and short documentaries on key methods topics, covering everything from how to conduct a literature review to presentation skills to advanced research methods.
Cases: Researchers present real research projects, explaining why they chose the methods and how they addressed unforeseen challenges. From using surveys to study inequality and COVID-19 to using regression analysis to study gun violence, these cases explore the realities of research.
Datasets: These datasets and accompanying guides walk users through quantitative and qualitative data analysis. Ranging from YouTube comments to gender pay statistics to SEC data, each dataset illustrates a key technique, so students can learn analysis hands-on and instructors save time sourcing and cleaning data.