Choosing Data SetsThis is a featured page



Suggestions to Get Started:

  • Pick a data set that interests you
  • Start by browsing through your class readings and notes to get ideas
  • Read through journals or browse the library's reference and circulating collection
  • View the selected data source links under Locating Web Sources for additional ideas.
  • Keep a handle on your research by using the Research Strategies Worksheet to track your research. Refer back to it when compiling your work cited list or as a review of what you have done and need. Try it now!
Record your thoughts etc.:
  • Write out what you are looking for. For example, Are women abused more than men? Your keywords are women, abused, men
  • Write down everything you know and want to know about your topic.
  • You want to start with a broad topic and began to narrow your topic as you focus on the specific area you want to research. The best way to start narrowing a topic is to consult with reference materials to get an overview of your topic, names of important authors, and references to other useful sources.
  • Refining your topic is an ongoing process. You may need to refine your topic several times.
  • Limit your resources to a time period, or geography etc. (if any)
  • Consider how much information you need
  • Above all, start early to have enough time to complete your project?

The Suggested Reference Sources are located on reference stacks on the 3rd floor of the library, which is also the entrance to the library.

Dictionary, Encyclopedias, Guides, & Handbooks
Call Number
Qualitative Inquiry: a dictionary of terms Ref H61.8 .S4435 1997
The Sage Encyclopedia of Social Science Research Methods Ref H62 .L456 2004
Encyclopedia of Social Measurement Ref H62 .E53 2005
Encyclopedia of Evaluation Ref H62 .E583 2005
A Guide to Empirical Research in Communication: Rules for Looking Ref H61.8 .S964 2001
A Guide for Writing Sociology Papers Ref HM 585 .G78 2001
SSPS for Windows Step by Step: A Simple Guide and Reference Ref HA 32 .G458 2006
The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research Ref H 62 .H2455 2005
Handbook of Interview Research:Context & Method Ref H61.28 .H26 2001
Sample Annotated Bibliographies
Survey Research Methodology, 1990-1999: An Annotated Bibliography Ref Z7164 .S667 W35 2003
Demography of Racial and Ethnic Minorities in the United States: An Annotated Bibliography with a Review Essay Ref E184 .A1 Z99 M6 1984
American Women and the Labor Movement, 1825-1974, An Annotated Bibliography Ref Z7963 .E7 S635 1976





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