What is it:

SAGE Research Methods supports research at all levels by providing material to guide users through every step of the research process. SAGE Research Methods is the ultimate methods library with more than 1000 books, reference works, journal articles, and instructional videos by world-leading academics from across the social sciences, including the largest collection of qualitative methods books available online from any scholarly publisher. The site is designed to guide users to the content they need to learn a little or a lot about their method. The Methods Map can help those less familiar with research methods to find the best technique to use in their research. Built upon SAGE’s legacy of methods publishing, SAGE Research Methods is the essential online tool for researchers.

Who it’s for:

Postgraduate students, undergraduate students with research components to their study, researchers, academics

How to access it:

Access Avondale Libraries homepage

Choose Databases

Click on R

Select Sage Research Methods

Special features:

• Research tools such as the Methods Map, Project Planner, and Which Stats Test (located under Research Tools). The project planner is especially useful as it covers content across all research stages.
• Full-text eBooks, journal articles, videos, case studies, data sets, dictionaries, and encyclopaedias.

Examples of available texts: