StarPlus provides access to many books on research methods for specific disciplines. Search for the phrase “research methods” with the name of your discipline, and change the drop down menu from All Items to Books. For example: “research methods” psychology.
Provides material to guide users through every step of the research process. It includes more than 1000 books, reference works, journal articles, and instructional videos. The Methods Map can help those less familiar with research methods to find the best technique to use in their research.
The database is mostly relevant for Social Sciences, but there is some content relevant to other disciplines, including Engineering, History, Medicine and Science.
Sheffield Methods InstituteVideo resource on why numbers matter, data skills, and making sense of data.
Statistical research methods Online resources provided by MASH (Mathematics and Statistics Help). Sections include statistical methods; techniques and software for statistical analysis.
Research data management (PDF)A short guide to good research data management practices, helping you to effectively manage the data and code in your research project to save you time and make it easier to share with your supervisor or collaborators.
Systematic reviewsA systematic review is a large scale survey and analysis of all the evidence relevant to a research question. Systematic reviews are widely used in Medicine, Health and Psychology as well as other evidence based disciplines such as Management and Education.
This series of videos explains aspects other systematic review methodology, including the search strategy, literature search tools, recording your searches and managing search results.
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