Welcome to the SOC/CRJ 4324: Social Science Research Methods Research Guide. In this guide, you will find library and online resources to help you with your research and course assignments. Scroll below to see the most used resources for getting started on your research. Click on the side navigation tabs on the left to see a step-by-step guide to the research process as well as more in-depth and comprehensive resources.
This database covers many subjects found at colleges and universities. Contains articles from thousands of journals, magazines, news sources, and videos from the Associated Press.
Contains articles from journals and magazines covering areas related to criminal justice and criminology.
Provides researchers with access to reports that cover different controversial topics going back to 1991.
Ebook Central provides authoritative, full-text e-books in a wide range of subject areas along with powerful tools to find, use, and manage the information.
Gale eBooks offers broad cross-curricular collection of non-fiction titles, supporting science, geography, history, language arts, business and other subjects. Optimized for search and discovery, the Gale eBooks platform enables you to search through multiple nonfiction eBooks within a single search.
Contains thousands of videos, including documentaries, educational films, and news clips spanning the widest range of subject areas.
Proofreads text and corrects problems with grammar, punctuation, spelling, style, and other errors in writing. Also looks for potential plagiarism. Works with both Microsoft Word and Outlook.
Texas Wesleyan email address is required when registering for a new account.
LibKey Nomad is a browser extension that provides one-click access to the library's full-text resources and open-access journals while searching the web.
Zotero is a free citation management tool to help you to collect, organize and share citations.
Read bite-sized introductions to hundreds of research concepts and methods written by global experts.
This collection of streaming video on the SAGE Research Methods platform offers support on the practical skills that you need to successfully complete your research. Key areas such as writing a research proposal, planning and designing a research project, and securing ethical approval are explicitly covered. Practical skills such as project management, writing for publication, presenting work, and building networks are also presented through helpful explanatory videos.
