About this guide
Guide content supports the teaching and research goals of multiple departments on campus. Content represents a non-exhaustive selection of essential resources and tools for engaging a wide range of backgrounds and viewpoints.
Getting started - Selected resources to help you get started
- Google Scholar This link opens in a new windowClick on the "ViewIt@UILink" in your results list for UILink services including full text (when available), links to the InfoHawk+ Catalog, Interlibrary Loan requests and more. [TO USE THIS OPTION FROM OFF-CAMPUS: Additional information about Google Scholar]
- Google Advanced SearchLimit your search by domain, such as .gov or .org sites.
- GovInfoProvides free public access to the full text of official publications from all three branches of the United States Federal Government.
- InfoHawk+Use InfoHawk+ to search for books and other materials on your topic. If you want books, click on "books" on the left side of your results.
Getting Started - Research Tools
- SAGE Research Methods This link opens in a new windowSAGE Research Methods supports beginning and advanced researchers in every step of a research project, from writing a research question, choosing a method, gathering and analyzing data, to writing up and publishing the findings. With information on the full range of qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods for the social and behavioral sciences, as well as many methods commonly used in the hard sciences, the book, reference, and journal content in SAGE Research Methods—from SAGE’s renowned methods publishing program— and advanced features help researchers of all levels conduct their research.
