Herrick, H., Thompson, H., Kinder, J. and Madsen, K. A. (2012), Use of SPARK to promote after-school physical activity. Journal of School Health, 82: 457–461.

Hesketh, A. (2004), Early literacy achievement of children with a history of speech problems. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 39: 453–468.

Webb, S. M. (2012). The Woman Citizen: A Study of How News Narratives Adapt to a Changing Social Environment. American Journalism, 29(2), 9-36.

Here are some tools to help find or refine a specific topic.

• Credo Reference
  Provides online access to encyclopedias, almanacs, and other reference tools.
  A collection of encyclopedias, it can be a quick and easy way to get started on topics in most of the major disciplines. The "concept map" search allows you to explore general topics and refine them, using an interactive map of topics and subtopics. Credo offers a video demonstration of this feature.
• Opposing Viewpoints in Context : Easy to browse set of resources on controversial social issues.
• Academic OneFile : A huge and highly heterogeneous multidisciplinary mix of scholarly, journalistic, practitioner and popular sources, with much direct full-text included. Use the list of related subjects to explore a topic. Use the tabs to identify scholarly, newspaper or other sources as necessary.
• For discipline-specific information, see the library's specialized online encyclopedias.
  
  

Alternative search engines

• Quintura. A search engine that presents results as a "cloud".
• DeeperWeb: powered by Google, it allows you to refine your search by adding or excluding words in Deeper Cloud (see image), by selecting specific categories of information, and more!

Books owned by the library on research methods in the various disciplines:
Art Research Methodology
Business Research Methodology
Education Research Methodology
Engineering Methodology
History Research Methodology
Linguistics Research Methodology
Literature Research Methodology
Psychology Research Methodology
Sociology Research Methodology
Science Methodology

Some useful websites:
How to do statistical research (tutorial)
Research Methods Knowledge Base: a comprehensive web-based textbook that addresses all of the topics in a typical introductory undergraduate or graduate course in social research methods
Basic business research methods tutorial
Psychology research methods tutorial
A Primer on Education Research
Nursing research methods: qualitative and quantitative
Introduction to nursing research

You can also use the library's specialized encyclopedias to explore research methods in specific disciplines

You can search in the following general databases that cover all the disciplines:

Academic OneFile
A huge and highly heterogeneous multidisciplinary mix of scholarly, journalistic, practitioner and popular sources, with much direct full-text included. Use the tabs to identify scholarly, newspaper or other sources as necessary. Thanks to MeL / How to export to RefWorks Coverage: 1980-present

JSTOR
Full text of core scholarly journals from their beginning to approximately one year ago. Disciplines include botany, business, ecology, general science, humanities, mathematics, social sciences, and statistics. Browsable by discipline and full-text searchable across all disciplines. Especially good for historic or classic articles in most fields. Coverage: 1665 to present. How to export to RefWorks

Or you can use the following database for a specific discipline:


For other specialized sources, see the list of databases by subject.

Find articles, books, etc...

Library Catalog
Use the catalog to find books, videos, recordings, and goverment documents we have at the library.

MelCat
A statewide catalog of many of Michigan's libraries. It allows you to request books at another library be sent to Kresge Library for you.

Refworks allows you to create a personal database of references and automatically generate formatted bibliographies for your projects.

Kresge Library has some tutorials to answer your questions:

• How can I distinguish between scholarly and popular resources?
• How can I find peer-reviewed articles?
• How do I know if a website is reliable?
• Where is the full text of my article?

For more tutorials, see the library's tutorials page.

Ask a Librarian

• by phone at 248-370-4426
• via chat with reference IM
• via email at Email Us!
• in person in Kresge Library.

Research Consultation
Request an individual session to get help with your research. You can expect the session within 2-3 days.