SAGE Research Methods is a library database designed to help you through every stage of the research process.
This in-depth session will deepen participants’ understanding of the SAGE Research Methods database and look at how it can help researchers conduct their own unique projects. With a hands-on, practical approach, you’ll have the chance to go beyond the basics and really dive into resources that will help you move your project forward.
Attendees will be asked to come to the session with a research topic in mind – this can be a research project that is in progress, or a research topic or method you would like to learn more about – to aid you in exploring relevant, useful resources on the SAGE Research Methods platform.
You will be invited to explore the database during the session, to:
- determine which stage your research is at, and seek out content related to this
- use various methods to search for and browse content relevant to your project
- consider how the resources you are using can be applied to your work
- increase your confidence in using SAGE Research Methods
- improve your understanding of how the content on the platform can guide and support you through your project.
With step-by-step guidance and plenty of time for questions and hands-on exploration of the platform, this session will guide you through each stage of your research, help you make decisions about the resources you use, to make you the best researcher you can possibly be!
Presented by Claire Deakin, SAGE Library Training & Engagement Specialist, 11 March, 2022. Delivered online as part of the University of Edinburgh Library Dissertation Festival, 7-18 March, 2022.
Presentation slides are available in the Attachments tab.
A short section of the original recording has been deleted (27:33) to remove a pause in the presentation whilst attendees undertook search activity.