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Resources for PhD Students

Contents:

• General Advice
• Finding and Dealing with a Supervisor
• Finding a Topic
• Research Proposals
• Literature Search / Review
• Writing Up
• Citing and Referencing
• Completion Problems
• Writing, Publishing and Reviewing Research PapersWriting, publishing and reviewing research papers 
• Oral presentations --Conferences, Posters, Talks 
• Philosophical Foundations of Research
• Conceptualising -Developing Theoretical Frameworks and Hypotheses
• Designing Research
• Qualitative Research -Data Collection and Analysis
• Scale Development - Measurement Issues
• Quantitative Research -Data Collection
• Statistical Analysis
• Online Statistical Resources
• Research Ethics
• Career advice for Graduates

GENERAL ADVICE

General

• Undertaking a research degree.  Haydn Mathias and Tony Gale. In the  handbook for research students in the social sciences.  Allan, Graham; Skinner, Chris (Eds) . (pp. 9-23). 1991. ISBN: 1850009368. London, England UK: Falmer Press/Taylor and Francis
• The Research Student's Guide to Success. Pat Cryer. 1998. (ISBN: 033519611X). Open University Press;  LIC H62HAN
• How to Get a PhD. Estelle M. Phillips & Derek S. Pugh.1994., (ISBN: 0335192149). Open University Press  LIS LB2369 CRY
• Graduate research: A guide for students in the sciences (3rd ed.).  Smith, Robert V. 1998. ISBN: 0295977051. Seattle, WA, USA: University of Washington Press.
• Secrets for a Successful Dissertation. Jacqueline Fitzpatrick, Jan Secrist & Debra J Wright. 1998. (ISBN: 0761912517). Thousand Oaks, CA, USA: Sage Publications, Inc. 
• Surviving Your Dissertation : A Comprehensive Guide to Content and Process. Kjell Erik Rudestam Rae R Newton. 1992.(ISBN: 0803945639). Sage LIC RT81.5 5RUD 
• Doing your research project : a guide for first-time researchers in education and social science, Judith Bell (1993), Open University Press, 1993 Library and Information Centre Call Number: LB928 BEL2
• Dissertations and theses from start to finish: Psychology and related fields.  Cone, John D. and Foster, Sharon L. 1993. 1557981949.  Washington, DC, USA: American Psychological Association. 
• Successful Dissertations and Theses : A Guide to Graduate Student Research from Proposal to Completion. David Madsen. 1991. ISBN: 1555423892. Jossey-Bass
• Notes On The PhD Degree by Douglas Comer
• Graduate School in Your Future?, Dianne O'Leary, University of Maryland
• The Scott, Foresman Research Web
• Learning skills for graduates by by Tutis Vilis, University of Western Ontario
• The IUCS Graduate Student Survival Guide
• Survival Skills for Graduate Women from the Indiana University 
• What Every New Grad Student Should Know.
• Survival Skills for Graduate Students.
• Getting into Graduate School (pdf), by Beth Fischer and Michael Zigmond of the University of Pittsburgh.
• How to succeed in graduate school, Part 1 advice for students and supervisors by Marie desJardins, EXCELLENT
• How to succeed in graduate school, Part 2 advice for students and supervisors by Marie desJardins, EXCELLENT
• Graduate school survival guide by Wanda Pratt
• Advice to undergraduates considering graduate school by Phil Agre
• Graduate School Advice
• How to be terrible graduate student by Graeme Hirst, University of Toronto
• Writing and Presenting Your Thesis or Dissertation, by S. J. Levine Michigan State University, EXCELLENT & COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE
• Graduate Student Resources on the web - a great site

Part-Timers

• Surviving Graduate School Part Time. Von V Pittman.1997. ISBN: 0761904395. Thousand Oaks, CA, USA: Sage Publications, Inc. 

Long-Dinstance

• Completing graduate school long distance.  Hammon, Darrel L. and Albiston, Steven K. 1998. ISBN: 0761904859.  Thousand Oaks, CA, USA: Sage Publications, Inc. 

FINDING AND DEALING WITH  A SUPERVISOR

• Finding and Dealing with a Supervisor, Dianne O'Leary, University of Maryland
• Choosing a research advisor,  Udaya Shankar
• An Insider's Guide to Choosing a Graduate Advisor
• Suggestions on Choosing a Dissertation Advisor, University of Pittsburgh

FINDING A TOPIC

General

• Topics: How to find and refine them. In Dissertations and theses from start to finish: Psychology and related fields.  Cone, John D. and Foster, Sharon L. 1993. 1557981949.  Washington, DC, USA: American Psychological Association. 
• Finding a research topic.  Leong, Frederick T. L.; Pfaltzgraff, Rhonda E. 1996. In  Leong, Frederick T. L.  Austin James T.  et al. (eds).  The psychology research handbook: A guide for graduate students and research assistants. 1996. ISBN: 0803970498. (pp. 3-16). Thousand Oaks, CA, USA: Sage Publications, Main Library: BF76.5 PSY 
• Selecting a Problem. In  Bouma G. D. & Atkinson G. B. J. (eds) 1995. ISBN: 0-98280017. A Handbook of social science research. New York: Oxford University Press LIC H62 BOU2
• What to study: Generating and developing research questions.  Cambell, J. P. Daft, R. L. & Hulin C. L. 1982. Sage Publications

Online advice

• Finding a Topic, Prof. Stephen J. Schnably, University of Miami
• Finding a Topic and Beginning Research,  Dianne O'Leary, University of Maryland
• Claiming a topic, The Scott, Foresman Research Web 
   

RESEARCH PROPOSALS

Preparing a proposal

• Developing Effective Research Proposals. Keith F Punch. 2000. (ISBN: 0761963561). Sage Publications Ltd LIS H62 PUN
• Proposals That Work, 4th Edition : The Guide for Planning Dissertations and Grant Proposals. Lawrence F Locke, Waneen Wyrick Spirduso & Stephen J Silverman.1999. (ISBN: 0761917071). Sage
• How to Prepare a Research Proposal : Guidelines for Funding and Dissertations in the Social and Behavioral Sciences.  David R. Krathwohl. 1988. ISBN: 0815681127. Syracuse University Press.
• Proposal writing.  Coley, Soraya M.; Scheinberg, Cynthia A. 1990. ISBN: 0803932324  Newbury Park, CA, USA: Sage Publications, Inc. 
• Writing an effective research proposal. Trumbo, Bruce E.   Contemporary Social Psychology. 1990 Jun; Vol 14(2): 52-55
• On Ph.D. Thesis Proposals by H. C. Lauer
• Beginner's Guide to the Research Proposal, Calgary University
• Preparing a Research Proposal, an EXCELLENT guide by S. J. Levine Michigan State University
• On the Art of Writing Proposals by by Adam Przeworski of New York University and Frank Salomon of the University of Wisconsin.
• Writing a research proposal, an outline from lecture notes, Calgary University
• Online advise on research proposal preparation at Abilene Christian University
• Proposal Writer's Guide, by Donald E. Thackrey, University of Michigan
• Guide to Proposal Preparation, Penn State
• Persuasive Proposal Writing, Bar Ilan University, Israel.
• Art of Writing Proposals (Social Science Research Council)
• Guide for Proposal Writing from the National Science Foundation
• Resources for Proposal Writers, Wisconsin University
• Guide to Completing a Research Proposal, International Development Research Centre Ottawa, Canada

Evaluating proposals

• Evaluating research proposals: A guide for the behavioral sciences. Davitz, Joel Robert; Davitz, Lois Leiderman. 1996.  Englewood Cliffs, NJ, USA: Prentice-Hall, Inc.

Preparing proposals for scholarships/grants

• How to write a successful research grant application: A guide for social and behavioral scientists.  Pequegnat, Willo and Stover, Ellen (Eds). 1995. ISBN: 030644965X.  New York, NY, USA: Plenum Press. 
• Grants, etc. (2nd ed.). Lauffer,Armand. 1997. ISBN: 0803954697. Thousand Oaks, CA, USA: Sage Publications, Inc. 
• A Guide for Writing a Funding Research Proposal, an excellent guide by S. J. Levine Michigan State University

• Grant proposals: Writing is just part of the process By Stephen Wilbers

• Grant Writing Guide

• Writing a Successful Grant Proposal
• Grantwriting Resources, a comprehensive list of online resources on grants and proposal, maintained by Deborah Kluge
• EPA Grant-Writing Tutorial, Purdue University
• The Art of  Grantmanship by Jacob Kraicer 
• Winning Research Grants by Sylvia S. Bienvenu and Becky Patterson, University of Wisconsin

LITERATURE SEARCH / REVIEW

Evidence and sources

• Three basic principles for using sources Harvard University
• Primary vs. secondary sources Purdue
• Why use sources? Colorado State University
• Using primary sources Berkeley

Library and Internet Searches

• Seven Steps to Effective Library Research, Cornell Library
• Web search strategies Debbie Flanagan
• Finding Internet Sources, The English Pages Citation Guide
• Search the Web with Copernic, VERY GOOD
• Evaluating Your Sources The English Pages Citation Guide
• How to Critically Analyze Information Sources -Cornell

• Evaluating Internet Based Information

•  Evaluating Internet research sources, Harris, R.

•  How to critically analyze information sources, Ormondroyd, J., Engle, M., and Cosgrave, T.

• Bibliography on Evaluating Internet Resources

• Checklist for Evaluating Web Resources

Literature search and review

• Effective literature searching for research. Sarah Gash.1996. Library and Information Centre. Call Number: Z710 GAS
• Conducting a literature search.  Margaret S. Stockdale and Theresa Kenny. In  Leong, Frederick T. L.  Austin James T.  et al. (eds).  The psychology research handbook: A guide for graduate students and research assistants. 1996. ISBN: 0803970498. (pp. 29-39). Thousand Oaks, CA, USA: Sage Publications, Main Library: BF76.5 PSY 
• Reviewing the literature. In Dissertations and theses from start to finish: Psychology and related fields.  Cone, John D. and Foster, Sharon L. 1993. 1557981949.  Washington, DC, USA: American Psychological
• Conducting Research Literature Reviews : From Paper to the Internet, Arlene Fink ( 1998) Sage Publications; ISBN: 0761909052 LIS H62 FIN
• Reading and Understanding Research. Lawrence F Locke, Waneen Wyrick Spirduso & Stephen J Silverman.1998. (ISBN: 0761903070).Sage LIS H62 LOC
• Doing a Literature Review : Releasing the Social Science Research Imagination. Chris Hart. (ISBN: 0761959750). Sage LIS H62 HAR
• A strategy for improving literature reviews. 1990.  Poe, Retta E. Teaching of Psychology. 1990 Feb; Vol 17(1) pp. 54-55.
• Reviewing the literature.  Merriam,Joyce; LaBaugh, Ross T.; Butterfield, Nancy E.; et al. 1999. In  Ware, Mark E.;  Brewer, Charles L.  et al. (eds) Handbook for teaching statistics and research methods (2nd ed.). (pp. 154-168).  ISBN: 0805830499. Mahwah, NJ, USA: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., Publishers
• Literature Reviews, by Deakin University Library
• Literature references in the area of International Management/Business, Comparative and Cross-cultural Management, (self extracting zipped file, MS Access 97 format) by Anne-Wil Harzing, Bradford Management Centre
• Online Literature Resources for Students
• Content analysis, a good guide at  Colorado State University

Reading and taking notes

• Reading Critically: things to notice and questions to ask. In  Reading and Understanding Research. Lawrence F Locke, Waneen Wyrick Spirduso & Stephen J Silverman.1998. (ISBN: 0761903070). Sage,  pp.146-219 LIS  H62.LOC
• How to Read a Book, by Mortimer Adler and Charles van Doren. 1972New York:  Simon & Schuster ISBN: 0671212095
• Reading literature University of Texas
• How to Read a Research Paper by Spencer Rugaber
• How to Get the Most out of Reading
• Using reading strategies to read more quickly and effectively
• Speed Reading
• Critical reading, Youngstown State University
• Critical reading University of Toronto
• Questions to ask yourself in preparing to critically read/analyse a text,  Harvard
• Identifying the Argument of an Essay  
• Taking Notes from Research Reading
• Note-taking Formats,  York University
• Improving note-taking with Mind Maps  

Quoting, paraphrasing, summarizing

• Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing, Purdue University
• When to paraphrase? when to quote?,  Arizona State
• How to paraphrase without plagiarising University of Richmond
• How to document your quotations, paraphrases, and summaries
• Tips for Summarizing Research Articles 

Evaluating the literature

• Evaluating Research Articles from Start to Finish. Ellen R Girden (1996). (ISBN:076190446). Sage Publications LIS H62 GIR
• Reviewing and evaluating a research article. Kathryn C. Oleson and Robert M. Arkin. 1996 In Leong, Frederick T. L.  Austin James T.  et al. (eds).  The psychology research handbook: A guide for graduate students and research assistants. 1996. ISBN: 0803970498. (pp. 40-55). Thousand Oaks, CA, USA: Sage Publications, Main Library: BF76.5 PSY 
• Reviewing empirically based manuscripts: Perspectives on process. Schwab, D. P. 1985. In Cummings L. L. and Frost (eds). Publishing in Organisational  Sciences. (pp.171-181). Homewood IL: Richard D. Irwin
• How to critique a published article.  Hyman, Ray.  Psychological Bulletin. 1995 Sep; Vol 118(2): 178-182. LIC: BF1.P67
• Judging research quality.  Paul M. Wortman. In the handbook of research synthesis. Cooper, Harris &  Hedges Larry V. (Eds). (pp. 97-109). 1994. ISBN: 0871542269. New York, NY, USA: Russell Sage Foundation
   

Interpretation

• Biases In The Interpretation and Use Of Research Results Robert J. MacCoun Annu. Rev. Psychol. 1998. 49:259-287. BF1.A56

Synthesis of the literature and meta-analysis 

• Synthesizing research : a guide for literature reviews,  Cooper, Harris M. 1998.Sage. Library and Information Centre. Call Number: H62 COO3.
• The fugitive literature.  MaryLu C. Rosenthal. In the handbook of research synthesis. Cooper, Harris &  Hedges Larry V. (Eds). (pp. 85-94). 1994. ISBN: 0871542269. New York, NY, USA: Russell Sage Foundation
• Identifying potentially interesting variables and analysis opportunities.  Mark W. Lipsey. In the handbook of research synthesis. Cooper, Harris &  Hedges Larry V. (Eds). (pp. 111-123). 1994. ISBN: 0871542269. New York, NY, USA: Russell Sage Foundation
• Hypotheses and problems in research synthesis. Judith A. Hall, Robert Rosenthal, Linda Tickle Degnen and Frederick Mosteller. In the handbook of research synthesis. Cooper, Harris &  Hedges Larry V. (Eds). (pp. 17-28). 1994. ISBN: 0871542269. New York, NY, USA: Russell Sage Foundation
• Quantitative methods for literature reviews. 1984. Green,Bert F.; Hall, Judith A.
  Annual Review of Psychology. 1984; Vol 35, pp. 37-53. Library and Information Centre BF1.A56 1
• Synthesis Research Group (SynRG)
• Meta-analysis methods
• Content analysis, a good guide at  Colorado State University

Writing Literature Reviews

• How to structure the literature review section, Wisconsin University
• Writing Literature Reviews in Psychology, University of Washington
• Writing Literature Reviews, Toronto University
• How to prepare the introduction, the main body and the conclusion sections, Berkeley -VERY GOOD
• Writing narrative literature reviews. 1997.  Baumeister,-Roy-F.; Leary,-Mark-R.
   Review of General Psychology. 1997 Sep; Vol 1(3)pp. 311-320.
• Teaching students to write literature reviews: A meta-analytic model. Froese, Arnold D.; Gantz, Brandon S.; Henry Amanda L.   Teaching of Psychology. 1998; Vol 25(2), pp. 102-105.
   

Quotations

• Introducing quotations into your writing University of Richmond
• Effectively using direct quotations University of  Richmond
• How to not take a quotation out of context University of Richmond

• Bibliographic Software,Nature, 07/10/97, Vol. 388 Issue 6638, p208, 2p
• Bibliographic Software,  An extensive guide Steve Osborne, Indiana University
• Personal Bibliographic and Reference Management Software, a good guide on the available reference management software by the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
• List of Known Bibliographical Software Packages, Berkeley University
• Bibliographic Software, Oxford University
• Comparison Grid for Bibliographical Software, Berkeley University
• Evaluation of Reference Management Software  by Maggie Shapland, University of Bristol
• A list of bibliographic software by Matthias Winterhager
• Bibliographic Software: Guides and Resources 
• Papyrus
• EndNote by Research Soft, free trial version
• ProCite, free trial version
• Reference Manager, free trial version
• Biblioscape

WRITING UP

General advice

• Theses and dissertations: A guide to writing in the social and physical sciences.  Newman, Isadore; Benz, Carolyn-R.; Weis, David; McNeil, Keith. 1997. ISBN: 0761808159  Lanham, MD, USA: University Press of America, Inc. 
• Guiding students in the research writing process. Carreiro, A. Keith. 1998. In  Chambers, Jack A. (Ed); et-al. (1998). Selected papers from the 9th international conference on college teaching and learning. (pp. 25-32). Jacksonville, FL, USA: Florida Community College At Jacksonville
• Writing the Doctoral Dissertation : A Systematic Approach. Gordon B. Davis, Clyde A. Parker (1997). Barron's; ISBN: 0812098005 LIS LB2369 DAV2
• How to Write a Thesis (4th Ed) Harry Teitelbaum (1998) Arco Pub.; ISBN: 0028622081
• Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day: A Guide to Starting, Revising, and Finishing Your Doctoral Thesis.  Joan Bolker. 1998. ISBN: 080504891X. Owl Books 
• Writing for Social Scientists : How to Start and Finish Your Thesis, Book, or Article (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing).  Howard S. Becker. 1986. ISBN: 0226041085.  University  of Chicago Press.  LIS H91 BEC
• The psychologist's companion: A guide to scientific writing for students and researchers (3rd ed.).1993.  Sternberg, Robert J.  New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN: 0521457564 
• Academic research guides: Aids to the dissertation writer.  Lehmann, Thomas S.
   Teaching of Psychology. 1990 Feb; Vol 17(1): 59-61.
• Writing and Presenting Your Thesis or Dissertation, by S. J. Levine Michigan State University, EXCELLENT GUIDE
• Dissertation Advice by Olin Shivers, MIT
• Advice on Academic Writing, University of Toronto
• Resources for Dissertators, Wisconsin-Madison University

• Tips On Writing A Ph.D Thesis, by Joe Wolfe

• Notes on Writing Papers and Theses by Ken Lertzman

• How To Write A Dissertation

• Writing-Up, William M. Trochim, Cornell University
   

Thesis Structure

• How to Organize your Thesis, by John W. Chinneck.

• Thoughts on the Structure of  Dissertations" by Spencer Rugaber

• Parts of a paper: Putting it all together, Berkeley

The Writing Process

• The Writing Process, Cleveland State University 

• The Writing Process Web 

• The Nuts and Bolts of College Writing, Michael Harvey

• Finding Your Focus: The Writing Process (powerpoint presentation)

• Garbl's Writing Process Links
   

Scientific Writing

• A guide to scientific writing for students and researchers (3rd ed.). Sternberg, Robert J. 1993. ISBN: 0521457564, New York, NY, USA: Cambridge University Press.
• The science of scientific writing. Swan J. A. & Gopen G. D. 1990. American Scientist, vol.78, pp.550-558 

Composition and argumentation

• Writing between the lines: Composition in the social sciences. Flemons, Douglas. 1998. ISBN: 0393702634. New York, NY, USA: W. W. Norton and Co
• Composing and comprehending: Two sides of the same basic process. Squire J. R. 1983. Language Arts, vol.60, pp.581-589
• Writing arguments: A rhetoric with readings (3rd ed.).  Ramage, John D.; Bean,-John-C. 1995. ISBN: 0023981458. Boston, MA, USA: Allyn and Bacon, Inc. (1995)
• The science of writing: Theories, methods, individual differences, and applications.  Levy, C.-Michael and  Ransdell,-Sarah (Ed). 1996. ISBN: 0805821090 NJ, USA: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.
• Writing Strategies : Reaching Diverse Audiences. Laurel Richardson. 1990. (ISBN: 0803935226). Sage LIS H61 RIC
• A Handbook of Rhetorical Devices, Robert Harris
• Persuasive Logical Writing
• Identifying the Argument of an Essay  
• Organizing Your Argument (powerpoint presentation)
• Understanding Writing: The Rhetorical Situation(powerpoint presentation)
• Common types of reasoning and common errors in logic University of Richmond
• Logical fallacies, St. Cloud State
• Dealing with an argument's weaknesses Washington College
   

Writing up qualitative research

• Writing the qualitative dissertation: Understanding by doing.  Meloy, Judith M. 1994.  ISBN: 0805814175  Hillsdale, NJ, USA: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.
• Writing Up Qualitative Research. Harry F Wolcott. 1990. (ISBN: 0803937938). Sage LIS HM48 WOL

Plagiarism

• Avoiding Plagiarism, the Writing Place at Northwestern.
• What must be documented University Wisconsin
• Acceptable and unacceptable uses of sources University of. Indiana
• Acceptable and unacceptable paraphrases University of Wisconsin
• Avoiding plagiarism pitfalls in notetaking Hamilton
• Two exercises for detecting plagiarism UCB

Style

• The Craft of Research (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing) Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, Joseph M. Williams (1995) University of Chicago Press; ISBN: 0226065847 LIS H62 BOO
• Tricks of the Trade : How to Think About Your Research While You're Doing It (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing). Howard S. Becker.1998. ISBN: 0226041247. University  of Chicago Press. EDU LIB H62 BEC
  A manual for writers of term papers, theses, and dissertations,  Kate L. Turabian. Library and Information Centre. Call Number: LB2369 TUR6
• Style : Toward Clarity and Grace. Joseph M. Williams. 1995. ISBN: 0226899152. University of Chicago Press
• The elements of style. Strunk W. & White E. B. 1979. New York MacMillan
• The King's English by H. W. Fowler
• Ten points on clear, concise sentences University of  Wisconsin
• How to Make  Writing Come Alive, Ron Sheer
• Revising prose - 18 good hints to make your writing clearer 
• Use the right style --links, University of California Berkeley Links

Writer's block

• Overcoming Writer?s Block, Purdue

Editing and Proofreading

• How to Proofread and Edit Your Writing, Bemidji State University Writing Resource Center
• Checklist for grammar proofreading Purdue
• Editors' and Proofreaders' Marks
• Editing & Proofreading
• Editing vs. proofreading Purdue
• How to revise productively Bowling Green State University-
• Top Ten Writing Conventions Western Washington University
• General editing guide Iowa State
• Questions to ask when peer-editing University of Richmond
• Strategies for proofreading Bowling Green State University
• Drafting and revising Ashland University
• Warning signs of a rushed paper University of Richmond
• Proofreading for commas Purdue
• The Editorial Eye
• Garbl's Editorial Style Manual
• The Self-Publishing Center Copy Editing Basics by Pam Hansell
• The Self-Publishing Center Books about copy editing
• Reference Books for Copy Editors Bibliography
•  Internet Resources for Copyeditors, by Keith C. Ivey 
• THE SLOT A Spot for Copy Editors
• Manuscript editing, professional service
• Professional Thesis Consultants, Editorial consultants etc., Association for Support of Graduate Students
• Professional copy-editing and proof-reading services

Online Guides to Grammar and English Usage

• Beyond Harvard-writing tools
• Purdue Online Writing Lab Web Handouts
• The Nuts and Bolts of College Writing, Michael Harvey, VERY GOOD
• Advice on Academic Writing, University of Toronto
• Guide to grammar and writing
• On-line English Grammar
• Grammar and Style Notes by Jack Lynch, University of Pennsylvania
• Keith Ivey's English Usage Page
• Grammar for Journalists, University of Oregon.
• alt-usage-English-FAQ
• Hit Parade of Errors in Style, Grammar, and Punctuation
• Bowling Green State University  grammar help
• MIT Handbook on Common Grammar, Usage, and Spelling Problems
• Writing-Related Internet Sites,   a comprehensive list of links on everything related to writing
• Writing Labs & Other Resources for Writers, English Central
• Writing Help Online at the University of Kansas
• The Writing Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
•  Inkspot Writing Resource, Writers' Community
• Garbl's Writing  Resources, EXCELLENT site. It  focuses on creativity, the writing process, English grammar, style and usage,  active writing, etc.  
• Writers' Guidelines Database
• ProfNet
  
   

Online Dictionaries, Thesaurus and Encyclopedias

• Yourdictionary.com, GREAT SITE, dictionaries for 230+  languages, grammars, thesaurus and much more 
• Merriam-Webster's Dictionary
•  Research-It! - Your one-stop reference desk
• One Look Dictionaries
• Quotations Page
• The Macquarie Dictionary
• ARTFL Project- ROGET Form
• Roget?s International Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases
• Britannica Online
• Encyclopedia.com
• Funk and Wagnalls  encyclopaedia (requires registration)
• Information Please, encyclopaedia
• Word Sources- Dictionaries, Thesauri, & Online Libraries, English Central
• A Dictionary of Useful Research Phrases

General online advice

• Writing Center Handouts, Princeton University
• Beyond Harvard-writing tools
• Dead Thesis Society. It is  a student-organized thesis support group for those who have stalled with their thesis, due to a lack of motivation or to frustration with small amounts of progress being made.
• PhinisheD. A discussion and support group for people who cannot seem to finish their theses
• APA Publication Manual Crib Sheet by Russ Dewey Georgia Southern University

CITING AND REFERENCING

General Guides

•  The MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing. 2nd ed. Gibaldi, Joseph. 1998. New York: Modern Language Association of America
•  Writing the Research Paper: A Handbook with both the MLA and APA documentation styles. 5th ed. Winkler, Anthony C. 1999. Fort Worth: Hartcourt Brace College Publishers
• A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, 6th edition. Turabian, Kate L 1996. Chicago: University of Chicago Press
• Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. 4th ed. 1994 Washington, DC: American Psychological Association
• Referencing : A basic guide for students
• Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing, Purdue University
• APA Reference guidelines
• Guides to Citation Styles,  a good list of links
• Citation Guides, Concordia University
• Citations Styles, Plagiarism & Style Manuals, U C Berkeley
• UWA Library - Citing Your Sources

• How to organise bibliographical references

Referencing Styles

• Harvard Referencing, Curtin University
• APA Referencing, Curtin University
• Turabian Referencing, Concordia University
• MLA Referencing, Concordia University
• Vancouver Referencing (used mostly in medical research), Curtin University
• UWSM Referencing Style Guides
• Style - A student guide to referencing essays. Monash University
• Citation Manager by  The Scott, Foresman Research Web, chose automatically your citation style

Referencing and Citing Electronic and Internet Sources

• Bibliographic Formats for Citing Electronic Information, by Nancy Crane, University of Vermont
• Electronic Reference Formats Recommended by the APA
• The Columbia Guide to Online Style
• Citation Style Guides for Internet and Electronic Sources, University of Alberta
• Tips for Citing Internet Sources
• Citing Electronic Resources
• Bibliographic Formats for Citing Electronic Information
•  Electronic Style: A Handbook for Citing Electronic Information. 2nd ed.Li, Xia and Nancy B. Crane.1996. Medford, New Jersey: Information Today
•  The Columbia Guide to Online Style. Walker, Janice R. and Todd Taylor.1998. New York: Columbia University Press

Quotations

• Introducing quotations into your writing University of Richmond
• Effectively using direct quotations University of  Richmond
• How to not take a quotation out of context University of Richmond

COMPLETION PROBLEMS

Time management/ Procrastination

• How to Get Control of Your Time and Your Life, by Alan Lakein. Signet Books. ISBN 0451167724
• Procrastination: Why you do it, what to do about it, by Jane Burka and Lenora Yuen. 1990. Addison-Wesley. ISBN 020155089-X
• Psychological antecedents of student procrastination. Beswick,-Gery; Rothblum,-Esther-D.; Mann,-Leon : Australian-Psychologist. 1988 Jul; Vol 23(2): 207-217.
• Procrastination: Ten ways to "do it now".  1987 Yamauchi Kent T. In  Keller, Peter A. (Ed); Heyman, Steven R. (Ed); et-al. (1987). Innovations in clinical practice: A sourcebook, Vol. 6. (pp. 431-433). Sarasota,  USA: Professional Resource Exchange ISBN: 0943158214
•  Procrastination and task avoidance: Theory, research, and treatment. Ferrari, Joseph R.; Johnson, Judith L.; et-al. (1995). New York,: Plenum Press.  ISBN: 0306448424 
• Procrastination and blocking: A novel, practical approach. 1996.  Boice, Robert Westport: Praeger Publishers/Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. ISBN: 0275956571
•  First Things First: To Live, to Love, to Learn, to Leave a Legacy.  Covey, SR, Merrill, AR, and Merrill, RR.  New York: Simon & Schuster, 1994.
• Time Tactics of Very Successful People. Griessman, B.E.  New York: McGraw-Hill, 1994
• The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play by Neil Fiore
• Beat Procrastination and Finish that Ph.D THE ALL-BUT-DISSERTATION SURVIVAL GUIDE
• How to Overcome Procrastination, by Tara Kuther 
• Procrastination Pointers By Donald E. Wetmore
• Techniques To Manage Procrastination
• Seven Day Procrastination Plan 
• Procrastination Research Group

Writer's block

• Overcoming Writer?s Block, Purdue
• Writersblock

Time management

• Time Management Skills
• Time Management, by Randy Pausch
• Time Management by Craig Lock
   

Multiple Priorities

• Managing Multiple Priorities by Donald E. Wetmore
• Achieving ambitions with Goal Setting
   

Burnout

• Career burnout: Causes and cures. 1988  Pines,-Ayala; Aronson, Elliot  New York: Free Press. (1988)  ISBN: 0029253519
• Stress, burnout, and workaholism.  Maslach,-Christina. In  Kilburg, Richard R. (Ed); Nathan, Peter E. (Ed); et-al. (1986). Professionals in distress: Issues, syndromes, and solutions in psychology. (pp. 53-75). Washington: American Psychological Association. 
  ISBN: 0912704438 
• Stress and professional burnout.  Kelly, Desmond.  In McGuigan, F. J. (Ed); Sime, Wesley E. (Ed); et-al. (1989). Stress and tension control 3: Stress management. (pp. 93-103). New York: Plenum Press.ISBN: 0306433273
• Burnout. Pines, Ayala M.. 1993.  In Goldberger, Leo (Ed); Breznitz, Shlomo (Ed); et-al. (1993). Handbook of stress: Theoretical and clinical aspects (2nd ed.). (pp. 386-402). New York, NY, USA: The Free Press. ISBN: 0029120365 
• A coping/rest model of relaxation and stress management.  Johann M. Stoyva and John G. Carlson 993.  In Goldberger, Leo (Ed); Breznitz, Shlomo (Ed); et-al. (1993). Handbook of stress: Theoretical and clinical aspects (2nd ed.). (pp. 724-756). New York, NY, USA: The Free Press. ISBN: 0029120365 
• How to cope with "burnout",  Andreas Gehmeyr
• Burnout Prevention and Recovery at MIT, zipped file
• A Tale of Graduate School Burnout
   

Stress

• Stress Management Skills

Perfectionism

• Perfectionism, by Carole C. Peters
• Perfectionism is Too Much!, By Rhoberta Shaler
• Are you a Perfectionist? a self-test
• Perfectionism: A double-edged sword
• Perfectionism and its Relation to Procrastination
• Never Good Enough; Freeing Yourself from the Chains of Perfectionism. Monica R Basco. 1999 Free Press 

General online Advice

• Doc-Talk is an email discussion list  for graduate students worldwide.
• All-But-Dissertation Survival Guide is a free monthly e-mail newsletter service devoted to practical strategies for the successful completion of a doctoral dissertation.
• Dead Thesis Society. It is  a student-organized thesis support group for those who have stalled with their thesis, due to a lack of motivation or to frustration with small amounts of progress being made.
• PhinisheD. A discussion and support group for people who cannot seem to finish their theses

WRITING,  PUBLISHING AND REVIEWING RESEARCH PAPERS

General advice

• Disseminating research, changing practice edited by Earl V. Dunn [Morriston Library Call Number: WA120 DIS
• Sharing Social Science Data : Advantages and Challenges. Joan E Sieber.1991. (ISBN: 0803940831).Sage
• Publishing in scholarly journals: Part II--Is it an attitude or technique? It's a technique.  Smaby, Marlowe H.; Crews, Judith; Downing, Trae Counselor Education and Supervision. 1999 Jun; Vol 38(4): 227-236. ISSN: 0011-0035
• Publishing and communicating research findings: Seeking scientific objectivity.  Beutler,-Larry-E.; Martin,-Benny-R. In Kendall, Philip C. (Ed); Butcher, James N. (Ed); et-al. (1999). Handbook of research methods in clinical psychology (2nd ed.). (pp. 107-121). New York: John Wiley & Sons, ISBN: 0471295094 (hardcover)
• Are we playing the same game? Publishing task environments and research productivity among management specialists. 1998.   Jarley,-Paul; Chandler, Timothy D.; Faulk, Larry H. II   Human Relations. 1998 Jun; Vol 51(6): 799-824.
• The Compleat Academic - A Practical Guide for the Beginning Social Scientist. Mark P Zanna and John M. Darley (eds.); Random House, New York, 1987. ISBN: 0-394-35252-1 
• Science Writing and Publishing, Michigan
• Writing Research Papers, Purdue
• Writing-Up, William M. Trochim, Cornell University
• Notes on Writing Papers by Ken Lertzman, Simon Fraser University
• Robert Sternberg gives 21 tips for writing journal articles, Yale
   

WHERE to publish - Journals

• CallsForPapers.Com
• A list of business and marketing related journals
• Journals for Management Research, Joel West, UCI
• A ranking of marketing  journals as published in the Journal of Marketing Education (1997)
• Journals ranked by citations William Starbuck NYU
• Journal Quality List, sorted by journal, (pdf file) by Anne-Wil Harzing at Bradford Management Centre
• Journal Quality List, sorted by subject, (pdf file) by Anne-Wil Harzing at Bradford Management Centre
• Ranking the International Business Journals, Frank L. DuBois, David M. Reeb. 2000. Journal of International Business Studies
• Business Finance and Economics Journals Rankings
• Management Journal Rankings, Carol Saunders CMISS, University of Oklahoma 
• MIS Journal Rankings Carol Saunders CMISS, University of Oklahoma 
• Information Systems Journal Ranking, Mississippi State University
• Production and  Operations Management Journal Rankings, Carol Saunders CMISS, University of Oklahoma 
• The journal impact factor, ISI
• Journal Influence in the Field of Management: An Analysis Using Salancik's Index in a Dependency Network,Johnson, J. & Podsakoff, P. M. 1994,  Academy of Management Journal, vol.37, no.5, 1392-1407.
• The Development of Strategic Management: Journal Quality and Article Impact, Franke, R. H., Edlund, T. W. & Oster III, F. 1990,  Strategic Management Journal, vol.11, 243-253
• Scholarly Electronic Journals - Trends and Academic Attitudes: A Research Proposal, Philip McEldowney, M. Shontz & K. Wright
• Electronic Journals:Promises and Challenges for Academic Libraries, Heting Chu

WHICH Conferences

• List of Conference Calls, MouseTracks
• Special issues and conferences: Call for papers announced at elmar
• AMA Marketing Research Annual Conferences
• Academy of Marketing Annual Conference
• Upcoming Conferences of Interest to Marketers, The Business Research Lab

HOW to write research papers (general advice)

• Writing research papers : A complete guide,1999. James D. Lester LIC l Call Number: Z253 LES8
• An Online Guide to Writing Research Papers 
• Writing a paper, by Tutis Vilis, University of Western Ontario
• Writing rough drafts.  Christopher Peterson. 1996. in Leong, Frederick T. L.  Austin, James T. (Eds); et al. The psychology research handbook: A guide for graduate students and research assistants. ISBN: 0803970498 (pp. 282-290). Thousand Oaks, CA, USA: Sage Publications, Main Library: BF76.5 PSY 
• Doing Research : The Complete Research Paper Guide, Dorothy U. Seyler (1998) McGraw Hill College Div; ISBN: 0070579792
•  Writing research and the writer. Hayes, John R.; Flower, Linda S.  American Psychologist. 1986 Oct; Vol 41(10): 1106-1113, Library and Information Centre BF1.A52
• Suggestions to improve manuscripts submitted to professional journals. 1986.  Boor,Myron  American-Psychologist. 1986 Jun; Vol 41(6): 721-722.Library and Information Centre BF1.A52
• Writing research: The analysis of a very complex task.  Hayes, John R. In Klahr, David (Ed); Kotovsky, Kenneth (Ed); et-al. (1989). Complex information processing: The impact of Herbert A. Simon. (pp. 209-234). Hillsdale: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, ISBN: 0805801790
• Writing research articles for publication.  Drotar,-Dennis.  In Drotar, Dennis (Ed); et-al. (2000). Handbook of research in pediatric and clinical child psychology: Practical strategies and methods. Issues in clinical child psychology. (pp. 347-374). New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers. ISBN: 030646229X
• Notes on Structuring a Scientific Paper
• "How To Have Your Abstract Rejected," by van Leunen and Lipton
• Parts of a paper: Putting it all together, Berkeley -VERY GOOD
• Also check the writing up section
   

Writing methodological articles

• Tips for writing (and reading) methodological articles. Maxwell, Scott E.; Cole, David A. Psychological Bulletin. 1995 Sep; Vol 118(2): 193-198. Main Library: BF1.P67

Writing review articles

• Writing a review article for Psychological Bulletin.  Bem, Daryl J. Psychological Bulletin. 1995 Sep; Vol 118(2): 172-177 Main Library: BF1.P67
• Writing meta-analytic reviews. Rosenthal, Robert Psychological Bulletin. 1995 Sep; Vol 118(2): 183-192. Main Library: BF1.P67

Writing conceptual articles

• Trade secrets for crafting a conceptual article. Salomone, Paul R.
  Journal of Counseling and Development. 1993 Sep-Oct; Vol 72(1): 73-76

Writing qualitative research articles

• Evolving guidelines for publication of qualitative research studies in psychology and related fields.  Elliott, Robert; Fischer, Constance T. & Rennie, David L. British Journal of Clinical Psychology. 1999 Sep; Vol 38(3): 215-229 Main Library: BF1.B631

Reporting group research

• Reporting group research: Conceptual and technical considerations for preparing manuscripts. 1991 Hulse Killacky, Diana; Robison, Floyd F.; Morran, D. Keith Journal for Specialists in Group Work. 1991 May; Vol 16(2): 101-108.

Revising and refereeing research papers

• Revising a research manuscript. Donna K. Nagata and Steven J. Trierweiler. 1996. In Leong, Frederick T. L.  Austin, James T. (Eds); et al. The psychology research handbook: A guide for graduate students and research assistants. ISBN: 0803970498 (pp. 291-301). Thousand Oaks, CA, USA: Sage Publications, Main Library: BF76.5 PSY
• Reviewing and evaluating a research article.  Oleson,-Kathryn-C.; Arkin,-Robert-M.
  In Leong, Frederick T. L.  Austin, James T. (Eds); et al. The psychology research handbook: A guide for graduate students and research assistants. ISBN: 0803970498 (pp. 40-55). Thousand Oaks, CA, USA: Sage Publications, Main Library: BF76.5 PSY
• Reviewing and editing manuscripts for scientific journals. Drotar,Dennis. In  Drotar, Dennis (Ed); et-al. (2000). Handbook of research in pediatric and clinical child psychology: Practical strategies and methods (pp. 409-424). New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers. ISBN: 030646229X (hardcover)
• Reviewing a research article.  Drummond,-Avril. British Journal of Occupational Therapy. 1996 Feb; Vol 59(2): 84-86
• What's Behind the Research? : Discovering Hidden Assumptions in the Behavioral Sciences, Brent D Slife & Richard N Williams. 1995. ISBN: 0803958633. Sage Publications
• Also check the editing and proofreading section
• A Guide for New Referees (postcript file - click here to download postcript file reader ), by Ian Parberry
   

Getting acceptances

• How to win acceptances by psychology journals: 21 tips for better writing. Sternberg R. J. 1992. American Psychological Society Observer, vol.5 no.5, p.12
• How to get research published in journals, Abby Day. 1992. Education Library
• Characteristics of accepted versus rejected manuscripts.  Kahn, Arnold S.; Presbury, Jack H.; Moore, Helen B.; Driver, Jacqueline D.  Psychology of Women Quarterly. 1990 Mar; Vol 14(1): 7-14. ISSN: 0361-6843
• The review process and the fates of manuscripts submitted to AMJ.  Beyer, Janice M.; Chanove,-Roland-G.; Fox,-William-B.  Academy of Management Journal. 1995 Oct; Vol 38(5): 1219-1260.ISSN: 0001-4273, Library and Information Centre HD1.A11
• Getting in: Criteria for acceptance of manuscripts in Psychological Bulletin, 1993-1996.  Sternberg, Robert J.; Hojjat, Mahzad; Brigockas, Melanie G.; Grigorenko, Elena L.  Psychological Bulletin. 1997 Mar; Vol 121(2): 321-323.Library and Information Centre BF1.P67
• We need research on what constitutes good journal papers--and good editing--not guesswork on how to improve manuscripts. Crandall, Rick.  American Psychologist. 1987 Apr; Vol 42(4): 407-408.Library and Information Centre BF1.A52
• Improving what is published: A model in search of an editor. Kupfersmid, Joel
   American Psychologist. 1988 Aug; Vol 43(8): 635-642. Library and Information Centre BF1.A52
• Improving what is published: A model in search of an editor": Comment.  Clarke, J.Craig.  American Psychologist. 1990 May; Vol 45(5): 666-667. Library and Information Centre BF1.A52
   

Dealing with journal editors and reviewers

• Dealing with journal editors and reviewers.  Osipow, Samuel H. 1996. In 
  Leong, Frederick T. L.  Austin, James T. (Eds); et al. The psychology research handbook: A guide for graduate students and research assistants. ISBN: 0803970498 (pp. 302-308). Thousand Oaks, CA, USA: Sage Publications, Main Library: BF76.5 PSY 
• The role of journal editors in the scientific process. Roediger H. L. 1987. In Jackson D. N. & Rushton J. P. (eds) Scientific Excellence: Origins and Assessment. (pp.222-252). Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publication
• But the reviewers are making different criticisms of my paper! Diversity and uniqueness in reviewer comments. Fiske D. W. & Fogg L. 1990. American Psychologist, vol. 45, pp. 591-598, Library and Information Centre BF1.A52
• Reviewer and editor decision making in the journal review process. Gilliland, Stephen W.; Cortina, Jose M.  Personnel Psychology. 1997 Sum; Vol 50(2): 427-452.  Library and Information Centre BF1.P27
• Why I recommended that your manuscript be rejected and what you can do about it. Daft R. L. 1985. In Cummings L. L. and Frost (eds). Publishing in Organisational Sciences. (pp.193-204). Homewood IL: Richard D. Irwin
• Responding to rejection: An author's view of the rejection of an academic manuscript. Frost P. J. 1985. In Cummings L. L. and Frost (eds). Publishing in Organisational Sciences. (pp.766-773). Homewood IL: Richard D. Irwin
• Editing a rejection: a case study. Weick, K. E. 1985. In Cummings L. L. and Frost (eds). Publishing in Organisational Sciences. (pp.774-780). Homewood IL: Richard D. Irwin
• Dealing with revisions & rejections

ORAL PRESENTATIONS -CONFERENCES, POSTERS, TALKS  

Oral Presentation and Talks 

• Developing an Effective Oral Presentation
• Effective Oral Presentations,  by Tutis Vilis, University of Western Ontario
• The Virtual Presentation Assistant
• Presentation Planning - Draw a Logic Tree
• Oral Presentation Advice, Mark D. Hill
•  How to Give a Bad Talk, David Patterson
• Dealing with Presentation Disasters
• Interactive Presentation Trainer 
• Seated Presentations - Don't be a Sitting Duck
• The "art" of giving a good conference talk 
• How to Present a Paper by Ashwin Ram
• How to Give a Good Research Talk (zipped file) by Simon Peyton Jones et al.
• How to Present a Paper: A Speaker's Guide for Students (postcript file - click here to download postcript file reader ) by Ian Parberry
• The American Communication Association
• Bibliography for Rhetoric and Professional Communication
• Allyn & Bacon Public Speaking Website
• Communication Skills
• A Handbook of Public Speaking for Scientists and Engineers, by Peter Kenny. Published by Adam Hilger, Ltd., Bristol, 1983. ISBN 0-85274-553-2 
• Smart Speaking. Schloff, L. and M. Yudkin.  New York: Plume, 1992.
•  How to Be an Effective Speaker. Stuart, C. Chicago, NTC Publishing Group, 1989
•  The Presentations Kit: 10 Steps for Selling Your Ideas. Wilder, Claudyne. Canada: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1990. 

Anxiety and fear

• Overcoming speaking anxiety in meetings & presentations,
• How To Conquer Public Speaking Fear

Slides/overheads

• Tips on making sides/overheads by Tutis Vilis, University of Western Ontario
• Things to avoid by Tutis Vilis, University of Western Ontario
• Designing visuals for presentations
• A Researcher's Guide to Scientific and Medical Illustrations. Briscoe, M. H. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1990.

Posters

• Steps to preparing a poster  by Tutis Vilis, University of Western Ontario
• Creating an Effective Poster Presentation
• Preparing Scientific Illustrations: A Guide to Better Posters, Presentations, and Publications. Briscoe MH. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1995

Attending Conferences

• Attending professional meetings successfully: A guide, Fischer BA and Zigmond MZ.    
• Conference Etiquette, by Mark D. Hill and David A. Wood
   

PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS OF RESEARCH

Introductory/general

• Introduction to the philosophy of social research,  Malcolm Williams and Tim May with Richard D.Wiggins. LIC Call Number: H62 WIL
• Introduction to the Philosophy of Science: Cutting Nature at Its Seams. Klee, Robert.  Oxford University Press.
• The logic of scientific discovery. Popper K. R. 1968. London Hutchison
• Philosophy of Science:  An overview for cognitive science. Bechtel, William. 1988. Hillsdale, N.J. : Erlbaum.
• Philosophy of Science: The central issues. Curd, M. & Cover, J. A. 1998. New York: Norton.
• The philosophy of science.  Boyd, Richard; Gasper, Philip  & Trout, J. D. (Eds). 1991. ISBN: 0262521563.  Cambridge, MA, USA: The MIT Press.
• The end of science. Horgan, John 1996. Reading, MA: Addison Wesley.
• The philosophy of science: Science and objectivity. Couvalis, George. 1997. ISBN: 0761951016.  London, England UK: Sage Publications, Inc. 
• Conduct, misconduct and the structure of science. Woodward, J., & Goodstein, G. 1996. American Scientist, 84, 479-490.
• Models and methods in the philosophy of science: Selected essays. Suppes, Patrick. 1993. ISBN: 0792322118. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers. 
• Theories of the evolution of knowing.  Greenberg, Gary  & Tobach, Ethel. (eds). 1990. ISBN: 0805807551 Hillsdale, NJ, USA: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
• Philosophy of Science
• Epistemology, an introduction   F. Heylighen
• The False Hopes of Traditional Epistemology   Bas C. van Fraassen
• Two Dogmas of Empiricism   Willard Van Orman Quine
• Philosophy of Research, William M. Trochim, Cornell University
•  Philosophy and History of Science, by Beth Rodger
• Radical Constructivism
• (Posts-) Modernism and Structuralism: Affinities and Theoretical Innovations, Peters, Michael

Links

• Epistemology Research Guide, a selection of online papers VERY GOOD
• Paideia: Theory of Knowledge
• The Karl Popper Web
• Noesis
• Links2Go Philosophy of Science
• Peter Suber, Links for Rationalism & Empiricism  
• Episteme Links: Philosophy Resourses
• Guide to Philosophy on the Internet
• Factasia
• Notebook for Contemporary Continental Philosophy
• Contemporary Philosophy, Critical Theory and Postmodern Thought
• Galaxy: Philosophy
• The Philosophy Server at Carnegie Mellon University
• CogPrints: Philosophy of Science, papers on the philosophy of science
• CogPrints: Epistemology, papers on epistemology

Encyclopedias / Dictionaries

• Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
• Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
• Philosophical Dictionary

Discovering hidden assumptions 

• What's Behind the Research? : Discovering Hidden Assumptions in the Behavioral Sciences, Brent D Slife & Richard N Williams. 1995. ISBN: 0803958633. Sage Publications

Philosophy of social science

• Implications for psychology of the new philosophy of science.  Manicas,Peter T. & Secord, Paul F. American Psychologist. 1983 Apr; Vol 38(4): 399-413 Main Library: BF1.A52
• General theories and the fundamental explananda of marketing. Hunt, Shelby D. Journal of Marketing. 1983. Fall; Vol 47(4): 9-17. Main Library: HF1.J64
• Readings in the philosophy of social science.  Martin, Michael & McIntyre, Lee C. (Ed).1994. ISBN: 0262631512. Cambridge, MA, USA: The Mit Press. 
• Social epistemology.  Fuller, Steve. 1988. ISBN: 0253352274 Bloomington, IN, USA: Indiana University Press. 
• Sociological Paradigms and Organizational Analysis. Burrell, G., and Morgan, G. 1979. London, UK: Heineman Educational Books.
• Philosophy, science, and social inquiry: Contemporary methodological controversies in social science and related applied fields of research. Phillips, Denis Charles.1987.  ISBN: 0080334113 Oxford, England UK: Pergamon Press
• Kuhn, Lakatos, Laudan: Applications in the history of physics and psychology. Gholson & Barker (1985). American Psychologist, 40, 755-769. Main Library: BF1.A52
• Statistical procedures and the justification of knowledge in psychological science.  Rosnow, Ralph-L. &  Rosenthal, Robert. American Psychologist. 1989 Oct; Vol 44(10): 1276-1284. Main Library: BF1.A52

Computational philosophy of science

• Computational philosophy of science. Thagard, Paul. 1988. ISBN: 0262200686.  Cambridge, MA, USA: MIT Press.
•  Recent Work in Computational Scientific Discovery. Darden, Lindley.

Systems theory and system dynamics

• Principles of Systems. Forrester, Jay W. 1968 Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
• Feedback Thought in Social Science and Systems Theory. Richardson, George P. 1991.State College, PA:U. of Pennsylvania Press.
•  Study Notes in System Dynamics. Goodman, Michael R. 1974 Cambridge, MA: MIT Press
•  Managerial Applications of System Dynamics. Roberts, Edward B., ed. 1978.Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
• The Principia Cybernetica Web
   

Reasoning and Logic

• Rules for reasoning.  Nisbett, Richard E. (Ed). 1993. ISBN: 0805812571. Hillsdale, NJ, USA: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. 
• Model-based reasoning in scientific discovery.1999.  Magnani, Lorenzo; Nersessian, Nancy J.; Thagard, Paul (Eds). 1999. ISBN:0306462923.  New York, NY, US: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers. 
• Elements of Logic by Henry Philip Tappan
• Logic Primer by Colin Allen and Michael Hand
• Chaotic Logic: Language, Thought and Reality From the Perspective of Complex Systems Science by Ben Goertzel
• Probability Theory: The Logic of Science by E. T. Jaynes
• Elementary principles of Logic
• Causal Reasoning
• Rules of Reasoning
• Identifying the Argument of the Essay:  A Tutorial in Critical Reasoning
• Discourse on the Method of Rightly Conducting the Reason by Ren?Descartes
• The Logical Fallacy Page

Online essays

• Epistemology, Controversies, and Pragmatics.Dascal, Marcelo
• Falsification and progress in science
• Analytic and Synthetic:  Kant and the Problem of First Principles.
• The Problem of Induction. Forster, Malcolm
• Induction and the Boundary of Science. Palmquist, Stephen. 
• The Problem of Verisimilitude. Forster, Malcolm. 
• Scientific Discovery. Forster, Malcolm.
• Hard Problems in the Philosophy of Science: Idealization and Commensurability. Forster, Malcolm
• Logical Positivism.  Murzi, Mauro
• Criticism of Karl Popper in Anthony O'Hear's An Introduction to the Philosophy of Science
• Exchange with Mark Notturo on Popper and Hayek [111.9K]
• Icarus: or, The Future of Science by Bertrand Russell
• Recreations in Science and Natural Philosophy by Jacques Ozanam and Edward Riddle
• A System of Intellectual Philosophy by Asa Mahan
• The Foundations of Value, Part I, Logical Issues: Justification (quid facti), First Principles, and Socratic Method (after Plato, Aristotle, Hume, Kant, Fries, & Nelson) [12.6K]
• The Foundations of Value, Part II, Epistemological Issues: Justification (quid juris) and Non-Intuitive Immediate Knowledge (Kant, Fries, & Nelson) [18.1K]
• Methodological Pluralism, Normative Naturalism, and the Realist Aim of Science.Sankey, Howard. 
• Lakatos's Methodology of Scientific Research Programs.Forster, Malcolm
•  The Language of Science: Meaning Variance and Theory Comparison. Sankey, Howard.
•  Philosophic Principles of Creativity. Iakovlev, V. A.
•  The Problem of Rational Theory-Choice. Sankey, Howard.
•  Scientific Progress, Relativism, and Self-Refutation., McGrew, Tim.
• Contemporary Philosophy of Mind: An Annotated Bibliography, Chalmers, David J
• Rationality, Judgment, and Critical Inquiry. Healy, Paul

CONCEPTUALISING -DEVELOPING THEORETICAL FRAMEWORKS AND HYPOTHESES

Theory building 

• Theory Building. Robert Dubin. 1978. Free Press. Main Library H61 DUB2
• Hypothesis testing, theory building, and the philosophy of science.  Serlin, Ronald C.  Journal of Counseling Psychology. 1987 Oct; Vol 34(4): 365-371
• A Primer in Theory Construction. Reynolds, Paul 1971. London: MacMillan.
• The echo of power: An integrative framework for social psychological theorising. Breakwell G. M. 1994. In Psychologist, vol.7, no.2, pp.65-72, Education Library, BF1.P693
• Theory Building in the Business Sciences. Tom Elfring, Hans Siggaard Jensen and Arthur Money (eds.). 1996. Copenhagen Business School Press, ISBN 87-16-13309-9

Concept Mapping

• Conceptualizing, William M.K. Trochim, Cornell University
• An Introduction to Concept Mapping, William M.K. Trochim, Cornell University,
• Concept Mapping: Soft Science or Hard Art?, William M.K. Trochim, Cornell University

• Concept Mapping: Informal to Formal, Bob Kremer  University of Calgary

• What's a Conceptual Map?

• Mapping Tutorial 

• Semantic Mapping for Concept Formation

• Managing, Mapping, and Manipulating Conceptual Knowledge, Alberto J. Ca?s , David B. Leake and David C. Wilson

Hypotheses Development

• Creative hypothesis generating: some useful heuristics. William J. McGuire. Annual Review of Psychology, 1997, v48 p1(30). Library and Information Centre Call Number: BF1.A56
• Strong inference. Platt, J. R. 1964. Science, 146, 347-353.
• Generating Research Hypotheses, Mark L. Mitchell and Janina M. Jolley
• Steps in developing hypotheses 

• Developing Hypotheses, Tomoki Sekgiguchi

• Developing hypotheses

DESIGNING RESEARCH

Introductory

• Language Of Research, William M. Trochim, Cornell University
• Research Design, William M. Trochim, Cornell University
• Research Design Explained, Mark L. Mitchell and Janina M. Jolley
• The Inquiry Process, Stanford University
• Introduction to design and analysis : a student's handbook. Geoffrey Keppel, William H. Saufley, Jr San Francisco : W. H. Freeman, 1980 Education Library Call Number: BF39 KEP
• Research design explained (3rd ed.).1996.  Mitchell, Mark L.; Jolley, Janina-M.
   Ft Worth, TX, USA: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, ISBN: 0155028286
• Doing research in business management : an introduction to process and method, Dan Remenyi et al. Library and Information Centre Call Number: HD30.4 DOI
• Incestuous Fields: Management Research, Emotion and Data Analysis, Perriton, Linda
• Research Methods Tutorials, by William M. Trochim, Cornell University,
• How to do Research At the MIT AI Lab
• The Virtual Research Assistant
• The Research Cycle by Ashwin Ram

General

• Design and Analysis : A Researcher's Handbook. Keppel, G. (1991). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall Library and Information Centre Call Number: HA29 KEP2
• A Handbook of Social Science Research. Gary D. Bouma, G. B. J. Atkinson (eds).1996. ISBN: 0198280017. Oxford Univerity Press 
• Designing a research study.  Bruce E. Wampold.996. In Leong, Frederick T. L.  Austin, James T. (Eds); et al. The psychology research handbook: A guide for graduate students and research assistants. ISBN: 0803970498 (pp. 59-72). Thousand Oaks, CA, USA: Sage Publications, Main Library: BF76.5 PSY 
• Research design : qualitative and quantitative approaches, John W. Creswell Morriston Library Call Number: HM20 RES
• Social research : issues, methods and process,  Tim May; Open University Press, 1997; Library and Information Centre Call Number: H62 MAY2
• Research design : strategies and choices in the design of social research, Catherine Hakim; Allen & Unwin, 1987; Library and Information Centre Call Number: H62 HAK
• The research process. Gary D. Bouma; Oxford University Press, 1993; Morriston Library Call Number: HM20 RES
• Handbook of applied social research methods. Bickman,Leonard  & Rog, Debra J. (Eds). 1998. ISBN: 076190672X. Thousand Oaks, CA, USA: Sage Publications
• Mindful Inquiry in Social Research. Valerie Malhotra Bentz & Jeremy J Shapiro.1998. (ISBN: 0761904093).Sage
• Beyond Method : Strategies for Social Research. Gareth Morgan. 1983. (ISBN: 0803920784). Sage
• Research Resources for the Social Sciences, This site has a wide range of links to various applied social research sources
• Research Methods Knowledge Base, by William M. Trochim, Cornell University, EXCELLENT GUIDE
• Methods in Behavioral Research, (alternative site)

Evaluating and selecting research instruments

• Evaluating and selecting research instruments. Joseph G. Ponterotto. 1996. In Leong, Frederick T. L.  Austin, James T. (Eds); et al. The psychology research handbook: A guide for graduate students and research assistants. ISBN: 0803970498 (pp. 73-84). Thousand Oaks, CA, USA: Sage Publications, Main Library: BF76.5 PSY 

Qualitative research design

• Designing qualitative research. Catherine Marshall & Gretchen B. Rossman, 1999. (ISBN: 0761913408). Sage LIC - Call Number: H62 MAR2

Experimental and quasi-experimental designs

• Experimental Design and Methods. Edited by Michael S Lewis-Beck 1993 Sage Publications, Library and Information Centre Call Number: HA29 EXP
• Quasi-Experimentation: Design and Analysis Issues for Field Settings. Cook T. D. and Campbell D. T. 1979.Chicago: Rand McNally 
• Experimental Design, William M. Trochim, Cornell University
• Quasi-Experimental Design, William M. Trochim, Cornell University
• Experimental Design, statsoft
• Experiments and Quasi-Experiments, Mark L. Mitchell and Janina M. Jolley
• Experimental Design: Internal Validity, David Polson, Cheuk Ng,  Lyle Grant and Dean Mah

Simulation

•  'On the Uses of Computer-Assisted Simulation Modeling in the Social Sciences' Hanneman, R. and Patrick, S. (1997)  Sociological Research Online, vol. 2, no. 2
• 'Simulation - A Way Forward?' Byrne, D. (1997)  Sociological Research Online, vol. 2, no. 2

Cross-cultural research

• Cross-national Research Methods in the Social Sciences. Linda Hantrais (Editor), Stephen Mangen (Editor) (1996) Pinter Publishers; ISBN: 1855673452
• Methodological Issues in Cross-Cultural Marketing Research: A State of the Art Review. Malhotra, Naresh K., James Agrawal and Mark Peterson. 1996. International Marketing Review, vol.13, no.5, pp.7-43
• Cross-cultural research methodology.  Kwok Leung and Fons Van De Vijver. 1996. In Leong, Frederick T. L.  Austin, James T. (Eds); et al. The psychology research handbook: A guide for graduate students and research assistants. ISBN: 0803970498 (pp. 351-358). Thousand Oaks, CA, USA: Sage Publications
• Methods and data analysis of comparative research. F. J. R. van de Vijver and K. Leung. 1997. In the  Handbook of cross-cultural psychology, Vol. 1: Theory and method (2nd ed.).  Berry, John W.;  Poortinga, Ype H. & Pandey,-Janak (Ed). (pp.257-300)  ISBN: 0205160743. PB: Boston, MA, USA: Allyn and Bacon, Inc. 
• Methods and data analysis for cross-cultural research. van de Vijver,  Fons J. R. &  Leung, Kwok. 1997. ISBN: 0761901078. Thousand Oaks, CA, USA: Sage Publications, Inc. 
   

QUALITATIVE RESEARCH -DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS

Introduction

• Basics of qualitative research : grounded theory procedures and techniques, Anselm Strauss & Juliet Corbin. 1998. Sage. Library and Information Centre Call Number: HA29 STR
• An Introduction to Qualitative Research. Uwe Flick.1998. (ISBN: 0761955887).Sage 
• Learning in the Field : An Introduction to Qualitative Research. Gretchen B Rossman & Sharon F Rallis. 1998. (ISBN: 0761903534). Sage 
• Qualitative Research, William M.K. Trochim

General

• The landscape of qualitative research : theories and issues, edited by Norman K. Denzin and Yvonna S. Lincoln. Volume 1. LIC, Call Number: H62 LAN
• Handbook of qualitative research,2nd edition edited by Norman K. Denzin and Yvonna S. Lincoln. 1994. Sage. LIC -  Call Number: H62 HAN
• Qualitative Research Information
•  Qualitative Research Resource Page, University of Alberta
• Qualitative Research Site Guide
• QUALIDATA - Qualitative Data Archival Resource Centre,  University of Essex
• Qualitative Research Methods, David Boje

Theory

• Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design : Choosing among Five Traditions. John W Creswell. 1997 (ISBN: 0761901442). Sage
• The Paradigm Dialog. Egon G Guba. 1990. Sage Publications

Practice

• Doing qualitative research, edited by Benjamin F. Crabtree, William L. Miller, Sage Publications, 1992, Library and Information Centre Call Number: R853.S64 DOI2
• Doing Qualitative Research : A Practical Handbook. David Silverman.1999. (ISBN: 0761958231). Sage
• Strategies of qualitative inquiry, edited by Norman K. Denzin and Yvonna S. Lincoln. Volume 2. : SAGE, 1998 LIC - one week loan Call Number: H61 STR
• "Stretching" Exercises for Qualitative Researchers. Valerie J Janesick. 1998. (ISBN: 0761902562). Sage
• Collecting and interpreting qualitative materials, edited by Norman K. Denzin and Yvonna S. Lincoln. Volume 3. 1998. Sage. LIC - one week loan Call Number: H62 COL
• Qualitative Methodology. John Van Maanen. 1983. (ISBN: 0803921179). Sage
• Qualitative Methods and Analysis in Organizational Research : A Practical Guide. Gillian Symon Catherine Cassel. 1998.  (ISBN: 0761953515). Sage
• Qualitative Research. Alan Bryman & Robert Burgess. 1999.(ISBN: 0761962433). Sage
• Qualitative Research Design : An Interactive Approach. Joseph A Maxwell. 1996. (ISBN: 0803973292). Sage
• Qualitative Researching. Jennifer Mason. 1996. (ISBN: 0803989865). Sage
• The Researcher Experience in Qualitative Research. Susan Diemert Moch & Marie F Gates. 1999. (ISBN: 0761913424). Sage 
• A Guide to Field Research. Carol A Bailey. (ISBN: 0803990588). 1995. Pine Forge Press
• Context and Method in Qualitative Research. Gale Miller & Robert Dingwall. 1997.(ISBN: 0803976321). Sage

Critical Theory

• Critical Theory and Methodology. Raymond A Morrow David D Brown. 1994. (ISBN: 080394683X). Sage
• Contemporary Philosophy, Critical Theory and Postmodern Thought
• Cultural and Critical Theory
• Critical Inquiry

Grounded Theory

• Grounded Theory in Practice. Anselm Strauss & Juliet Corbin . 1997. (ISBN: 0761907483). Sage
• An Introduction to Grounded Theory 
• Grounded Theory Methodology Links
• The Grounded Theory Institute.
• Grounded Theory links
• Online Grounded Theory Articles

Action research

• Action Research, 2nd Edition : A Handbook for Practitioners. Ernest T Stringer. 1999. (ISBN: 0761917136).Sage
• Introduction to Action Research : Social Research for Social Change.  Davydd J Greenwood & Morten Levin. 1998.(ISBN: 0761916768). Sage
• Participatory Action Research. William Foote Whyte. 1991.(ISBN: 0803937431). Sage
• Action Research and Participatory Action Research
• Action Research Links
• PARnet The Cornell Participatory Action Research Network Website
• Action Research Electronic Reader

Interviewing

• The active interview, James A. Holstein, Jaber F. Gubrium. 1995. Sage. Library and Information Centre Call Number: H61.28 HOL
• Interviewing as qualitative research : a guide for researchers in education and the social sciences,  I.E. Seidman. Education Library Call Number: H61.28 SEI
• Qualitative Interviewing : The Art of Hearing Data. Herbert J Rubin & Irene S. Rubin. 1995. (ISBN: 0803950969). Sage 
• Interviews : an introduction to qualitative research interviewing, Steinar Kvale. 1996. Sage. Library and Information Centre Call Number: HM48 KVA
• Interviewing for Social Scientists : An Introductory Resource with Examples Hilary Arksey, Peter T Knight (1999) Sage Publications Ltd; ISBN: 0761958703
• Interviewing in Depth : The Interactive-Relational Approach. John T Chirban. 1996.  (ISBN: 0803973187). Sage
• The long interview, Grant McCracken;Sage Publications, 1988; Library and Information Centre Call Number: H61 MAC
• The Virtual Interviewing Assistant
• Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing, Social Research Update, Surrey
• Telephone Interviewing, Social Research Update, Surrey
• Collecting data through joint interviews, Social Research Update, Surrey
• Realtime Interviewing Using the World Wide Web, Chen, Peter; Hinton, S.M.

   

Focus group research 

• Focus groups as qualitative research,  David L. Morgan LIC - Call Number: H61.28 MOR2
• The Focus Group Guidebook. David L Morgan. 1997. (ISBN: 0761908188). Sage 
• The focus group kit, David L. Morgan & Richard A. Krueger SAGE, 1998. Morriston Library Call Number: HM20 THE
• The Handbook for Focus Group Research. Thomas L Greenbaum. 1998.  (ISBN: 0761912533). Sage
• The practical handbook and guide to focus group research, Thomas L. Greenbaum. Lexington Books, 1988. LIC Call Number: HF5415.2 GRE
• Successful focus groups : advancing the state of the art, David L. Morgan, editor. 1993. Sage.  Library and Information Centre Call Number: RT81.5 SUC
• Developing Focus Group Research : Politics, Theory and Practice. Rosaline S Barbour Jenny Kitzinger.1998. (ISBN: 0761955682). Sage 
• Focus Groups : A Practical Guide for Applied Research. Richard A Krueger. 1994 (ISBN: 0803955677). Sage 
• Moderating Focus Groups. Richard A Krueger. 1997.(ISBN: 0761908218). Sage 
• Moderating Focus Groups : A Practical Guide for Group Facilitation.Thomas L Greenbaum. 1999. (ISBN: 0761920447). Sage
• Planning Focus Groups. David L Morgan. 1997. (ISBN: 076190817X). sage
• Developing Questions for Focus Groups. Richard A Krueger. 1997. (ISBN: 0761908196). Sage 
• Analyzing and Reporting Focus Group Results. Richard A Krueger. 1997. (ISBN: 0761908161). Sage
• Focus groups Social Research Update, Surrey

Case study research

• Case study research : design and methods, Robert K. Yin LIC -  Call Number: H62 YIN2
• Case Study Methods. Jacques Hamel Stephane Dufour Dominic Fortin. 1993. (ISBN: 0803954166). Sage 
• The art of case study research, Robert E. Stake. 1995. Sage. Library and Information Centre Call Number: LB1028 STA
• Case Study Research Design and Methods Vol 5: Case Study Research: Design and Methods Robert K Yin (1994) Sage Publications ; ISBN: 0803956630
• Multimethod research : a synthesis of styles, John Brewer and Albert Hunter; Sage Publications, 1989; Library and Information Centre Call Number: H62 BRE
• The Art and Craft of Case Writing. William Naumes, Margaret J Naumes (1999). Sage Publications; ISBN: 076191725X
• Building Theories from Case Study Research. Kathleen M. Eisenhardt. 1989. Academy of Management Review. vol.14.no.4. pp.532-550
• The Use of Vignettes in Qualitative Research, Social Research Update, Surrey

Diary Techniques

• Diary Techniques. Glynis M. Breakwell and Peter Wood 1995. In Glynis M. Breakwell et al. (eds) Research Methods in Psychology.  Sage, pp.293-302, LIC BF76. 5RES
• Using Diaries in Social Research, Social Research Update, Surrey
• The Use of Diaries in Sociological Research on Health Experience' Elliott, H. (1997) Sociological Research Online, vol. 2, no. 2

Ethnographic research

• Doing Critical Ethnography. Jim Thomas. 1993. (ISBN: 080393923X). Sage
• Doing Ethnographic Research : Fieldwork Settings. Scott Grills.1998. (ISBN: 0761908927). Sage
• Ethnographic Decision Tree Modeling. C H Gladwin. 1989.  (ISBN: 0803934874). Sage
• Ethnography : Step by Step. David M Fetterman. 1998. (ISBN: 0761913858). Sage 
• Ethnomethodology. Alain Coulon. 1995. (ISBN: 0803947771). Sage
• Ethnostatistics : Qualitative Foundations for Quantitative Research. Robert P Gephart Jr. 1988. (ISBN: 0803930267). Sage
• Interpretive Ethnography : Ethnographic Practices for the 21st Century. Norman K. Denzin. 1997.   (ISBN: 0803972997). Sage
• Representation in Ethnography. John Van Maanen. 1995. (ISBN: 080397163X). Sage
• Speaking of Ethnography. Michael H Agar. 1986. (ISBN: 0803924925). Sage 
• The Ethnographer's Method. Alex Stewart. 1998. (ISBN: 0761903941). Sage 
• Selecting Ethnographic Informants. Jeffrey C Johnson. 1991. (ISBN: 0803935870). Sage 
• Meta-Ethnography : Synthesizing Qualitative Studies. George W Noblit & R Dwight Hare. 1988. (ISBN: 0803930232). Sage 
•  'Hypermedia and Ethnography: Reflections on the Construction of a Research Approach' Bella Dicks and Bruce Mason (1998) Sociological Research Online, vol. 3, no. 3
• Ethnomethodology and Conversation Analysis, Paul ten Have
• Ethnographic Writing, Social Research Update, Surrey

Observation

• Participant Observation : A Methodology for Human Studies. Danny L Jorgensen. 1989. (ISBN: 0803928777). Sage
• Visual research methodsSocial Research Update, Surrey

Phenomenological research 

• Phenomenological Research Methods. Clark Moustakas. 1994. (ISBN: 0803957998). Sage 

• Phenomenologyonline.com

•  Phenomenology, Lived Experience: Taking a Measure of the Topic Burch, R. 1990.Phenomenology + Pedagogy, Vol.8,pp.130-160

• Phenomenology and its Practices Burch, R. 1989Phenomenology + Pedagogy, Vol.7, pp. 187-217

• Phenomenography

Conversation analysis 

• Doing Conversation Analysis : A Practical Guide. Paul ten Have. 1998. (ISBN: 0761955860). Sage 
• Conversation Analysis : The Study of Talk-in-Interaction. George Psathas.1994 (ISBN: 0803957475). Sage 
• Conversation As Method : Analyzing the Relational World of People Who Were Raised Communally. Ruthellen Josselson, Amia Lieblich, Ruth Sharabany & Hadas Wiseman. 1997. (ISBN: 0761905138). Sage
• Ethnomethodology and Conversation Analysis, Paul ten Have

Naturalistic inquiry

• Doing Naturalistic Inquiry : A Guide to Methods. David A Erlandson, Edward L Harris, Barbara L Skipper & Steve D Allen. 1993. (ISBN: 0803949383). Sage
• Naturalistic Inquiry. Yvonna S Lincoln & Egon G Guba. 1985. (ISBN: 0803924313). Sage

Heuristic research 

• Heuristic Research : Design, Methodology, and Applications. Clark Moustakas. 1990. (ISBN: 0803938829). Sage

Narrative research and analysis

• Making Meaning of Narratives. Ruthellen Josselson & Amia Lieblich. 1999. (ISBN: 0761903275). Sage
• Narrative Analysis. Catherine Kohler Riessman. 1993. (ISBN: 0803947542). Sage 
• Narrative Research : Reading, Analysis, and Interpretation. Amia Lieblich, Rivka Tuval-Mashiach & Tamar Zilber. 1998. (ISBN: 0761910433). Sage 
• Narrative Analysis, David Boje's 
• The Center for Narrative Inquiry
• Narrative research methods, Vincent Hevern

Reflexive methodology  

• Reflexive Methodology : Interpretation and Research. Mats Alvesson & Kaj Sk?dberg. 1999. (ISBN: 0803977077). Sage
• Reflexivity and Voice. Rosanna Hertz. 1997. (ISBN: 0761903844). Sage 
• Recording Social Life: Reflexivity and Video Methodology Lomax, H., N. Casey (1998) 'Sociological Research Online, vol. 3, no. 2

Q Methodology

• The History and Principles of Q Methodology in Psychology and the Social Sciences,  Steven R. Brown, Kent State University
• Use of Q Methodology by Public Relations Practitioners for Hospital Strategic Planning,  Karen Popovich and Mark Popovich
• The QMethod Home Page
• Q Methodology list of links at Alberta University

Repertory Grid

•  Principles of Personal Construct Psychology. George Kelly 1955. New York: Norton.
• Personal Construct Psychology site.
• WebGrid

Interpretive biography

• Interpretive Biography. Norman K. Denzin 1989. (ISBN: 0803933584). Sage  

Interpretive interactionism 

• Interpretive Interactionism. Norman K. Denzin. 1989. (ISBN: 0803930038). Sage

Organisational symbolism

• Studying Organizational Symbolism : What, How, Why?. Michael Owen Jones  1996. (ISBN: 0761902201). Sage

Researching culture

• Cultural Methodologies. Jim McGuigan. 1997. (ISBN:080397485X). Sage
• Researching Culture: Qualitative Method and Cultural Studies. Pertti Alasuutari. 1995(ISBN:0803978316).Sage 

Special issues

• Investigating Subjectivity : Research on Lived Experience. Carolyn Ellis Michael G Flaherty. 1992. (ISBN: 0803944977). Sage  
• Knowing Children : Participant Observation with Minors. Gary Alan Fine Kent L Sandstrom. 1988. (Sage: 0803933657). Sage 
• Fieldwork with Children. Robyn M Holmes.1998. (ISBN: 0761907556). Sage 
• Gender Issues in Field Research. Carol A B Warren. 1988. (ISBN: 0803930984). Sage
• Working with Sensitizing Concepts : Analytical Field Research. Will C van den Hoonaard . 1997. (ISBN: 0761902074). Sage
• Transpersonal Research Methods for the Social Sciences : Honoring Human Experience. William Braud & Rosemarie Anderson. 1998.  (ISBN: 0761910131). Sage 
• Elicitation techniques with young people, Social Research Update, Surrey
• Complexity Theory and Social Research, Social Research Update, Surrey
• Participatory Evaluation of Internet Resources (Raymer)

Qualitative data analysis and interpretation

• Transforming Qualitative Data : Description, Analysis, and Interpretation. Harry F Wolcott. 1994. (ISBN: 0803952813). Sage 
• Making sense of qualitative data : complimentary research strategies, Amanda Coffey, Paul Atkinson. Library and Information Centre Call Number: HM48 COF
• Qualitative Media Analysis. David L Altheide. 1996. (ISBN: 076190199X). Sage 
• The Quality of Qualitative Research Clive Seale (1999) Sage Publications Ltd; ISBN: 0761955984
• Analyzing qualitative data,  edited by Alan Bryman and Robert G. Burgess LIC - one week loan Call Number: HA29 ANA
• Qualitative Data Analysis : An Expanded Sourcebook: Second Edition Matthew B Miles, A Michael Huberman Published 1994 Sage Publications LIC Folios Call Number: H62 MIL2
• Interpreting qualitative data : methods for analysing talk, text and interaction, David Silverman Library and Information Centre Call Number: HM48 SIL
• Strategies for Interpreting Qualitative Data. Martha S Feldman. 1994. (ISBN: 0803959168). Sage
• Transforming Qualitative Information : Thematic Analysis and Code Development. Richard E Boyatzis. 1998.(ISBN: 0761909613). Sage
• Getting the most from your data : a handbook of practical ideas on how to analyse qualitative data,  Judith Riley. : Technical and Educational Services, 1990, Education Library Call Number: H62 RIL
• Collecting and interpreting qualitative materials, edited by Norman K. Denzin and Yvonna S. Lincoln. Volume 3. 1998. Sage. LIC - one week loan Call Number: H62 COL
•  Qualitative Data Analysis: Technologies and Representations', Coffey, A., B. Holbrook and P. Atkinson (1996) Sociological Research Online, vol. 1, no. 1,
• Secondary analysis of qualitative data Social Research Update, Surrey

Reliability and validity in qualitative research

• Reliability and Validity in Qualitative Research. Jerome Kirk & Marc L Miller. 1986.(ISBN: 0803924704). Sage 
• The Quality of Qualitative Research. Clive Seale. 1999. (ISBN: 0761955984). Sage

Computer-aided qualitative data analysis

• Computer Analysis and Qualitative Research. Nigel G Fielding & Raymond M Lee.  1998. (ISBN: 0803974833). Sage
• Computer-Aided Qualitative Data Analysis : Theory, Methods and Practice. Udo Kelle. 1995 (ISBN: 0803977611). Sage
• Doing Qualitative Research Using QSR NUD*IST. Celia Gahan & Mike Hannibal. (0761953906). (ISBN: 0761953906). Sage 
• Completing a Qualitative Project : Details and Dialogue. Janice M. Morse. 1997.  (ISBN: 0761906010). Sage
• A Narrative Approach to Organization Studies. Barbara Czarniawska. 1998. (ISBN: 0761906630). Sage 
• Analyzing Visual Data. Gregory W H Smith & Michael S Ball.1992. (ISBN: 0803934351). Sage
• Computer-Assisted Text Analysis. Roel Popping. 1999 (ISBN:0761953795), Sage
• Analysing Qualitative Data by Computer, Social Research Update, Surrey
•  'Focus Group Data and Qualitative Analysis Programs: Coding the Moving Picture as Well as the Snapshots' Catterall, M. and Maclaran, P. (1997) Sociological Research Online, vol. 2, no. 1
•  'Theory Building in Qualitative Research and Computer Programs for the Management of Textual Data' Kelle, U. (1997)  Sociological Research Online, vol. 2, no. 2

Qualitative data analysis software

• 'Choosing Qualitative Data Analysis Software: Atlas/ti and Nudist Compared' Christine A. Barry (1998)  Sociological Research Online, vol. 3, no. 3
• AQUAD
• Atlas.ti - Software for visual qualitative data analysis, management, and model building
• Banxia Decision Explorer. Banxia Software a cognitive mapping tool
• Ethnograph v5.0 for Windows.Text Based Qualitative Data Analysis Software. Qaulis Research
• HyperRESEARCH. Qualitative Analysis Software
• NUD*IST by Qualitative Solutions & Research (QSR)
• NUD*IST Vivo (NVivo) by Qualitative Solutions & Research (QSR)
• HyperSoft 
• Kit
• Kwalitan
• MARTIN
• Storyspace
• winMAX : Software for Qualitative Data Analysis

Archival strategies

• Archival Strategies and Techniques. Michael R Hill.1993. (ISBN: 0803948255).Sage
• Archiving qualitative research data, Social Research Update, Surrey

Content analysis

• Basic content analysis, Robert Philip Weber. 1990 Newbury Park, Calif. : Sage, Library and Information Centre Call Number: P93 WEB2
• Content Analysis. Klaus Krippendorf. 1981 (ISBN: 0803914989). Sage
• Analyzing Media Messages: Using Quantitative Content Analysis in Research. Riffe, Daniel, Stephen Lacy, and Frederick G. Fico. 1998. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum, 
• Text Analysis for the Social Sciences: Methods for Drawing Inferences from Texts and Transcripts. Roberts, Carl W., ed. 1997. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum, 
• From Information to Knowledge: Conceptual and Content Analysis by Computer.  Nissan, Ephraim, and Klaus Schmidt, eds.1995.London: Intellect.
• Computer-assisted Text Analysis. Popping, Roel.2000. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage
• Content analysis, a  guide prepared by  Colorado State University

Content analysis software

• Content Analysis Resources,  a site dedicate to content analysis
• CATPAC, Content analysis software
• CETA, Content analysis software
• CoAn, Content analysis software
• DIMAP, Content analysis software
• Diction 5.0,  Content analysis software
• PLCA, Content analysis software
• Profiler+, Content analysis software

SCALE DEVELOPMENT - MEASUREMENT ISSUES

General Considerations on Measurement

• Definitions and Examples of Measurement Scales  Rice University
• Measurement, A good introduction by  William M. Trochim, Cornell University
• Basic Measurement. Edited by Michael S Lewis-Beck Published 1994 Sage Publications Education Library Call Number: H61 BAS
• Measurement in the social sciences : the link between theory and data Richard A. Zeller, Edward G. Carmines. Cambridge University Press, 1980. Library and Information Centre Call Number: H61 ZEL
• Measurement, design, and analysis: An integrated approach. Pedhazur E. J. & Schmelkin L. P. 1991. Hillsdale NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum
• Handbook of Research Design and Social Measurement 5th edition.1991. Miller C. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications 
• Conceptualization and Measurement in the Social Sciences. Blalock, H.M. 1982. Sage: 
•  Data Theory and Dimensional Analysis. Jacoby, William G. 1991. Sage 
• Measuring the intentional world : realism, naturalism, and quantitative methods in the behavioral sciences J.D. Trout Oxford University Press, 1998. Library and Information Centre Call Number: BF39 TRO
•  Measurement Scales and Statistics. Gaito, John 1980. Psychological Bulletin 87: 564-567. LIS BF1.P67
•  Measurement Scales and Statistics: The Misconception Misconceived. Townsend, James T. and F. Gregory Ashby 1984.  Psychological Bulletin 96: 394-401. LIS BF1.P67
•  Measurement Scales and Statistics: An Examination of Variable Validity. Maxwell, S.E. and H.D. Delaney 1985. Psychological Bulletin 97: 85-93. LIS BF1.P67
•  Measurement Scales and Statistics: A Clash of Paradigms. Michell, Joel 1986. Psychological Bulletin 100: 398-407.  LIS BF1.P67
•  Causal Models of Measurement: Some Problems for Theory Construction. Horan, Patrick M. 1989. Quality and Quantity 23: 39-59.
• Theory-Building and Data Analysis in the Social Sciences. Asher, Herbert B., Herbert F. Weisberg, John H. Kessel, W. Phillips Shively, Editors 1984.  University of Tennessee Press.
• Measuring and Manipulating Variables

Scale construction and development of summated rating scales

• Scale Construction. Dawis Rene V. 1987. Journal of Counseling Psychology, vol.39, no.4, pp.481-489
• Test construction. Nancy E. Betz. 1996. In Leong, Frederick T. L.  Austin, James T. (Eds); et al. The psychology research handbook: A guide for graduate students and research assistants. ISBN: 0803970498 (pp. 239-250). Thousand Oaks, CA, USA: Sage Publications, Main Library: BF76.5 PSY 
• Summated Rating Scale Construction : An Introduction. Paul E Spector. 1992. (ISBN: 0803943415). Sage
• Standards for educational and psychological testing. 1985. Washington DC: American Educational Research Association, American Psychological Association and National Council in Measurement in Education
• Psychological testing. Anastasi A. 1982. New York: MacMillan

Selecting the best measure

• Choosing the Best Measure for your Study
   

Reliability and validity of measures

• Validity and the research process, David Brinberg, Joseph E. McGrath; Sage, 1985. Library and Information Centre Call Number: H62 BRI
• Reliability for the social sciences : theory and applications / Ross E. Traub Sage, 1994. Library and Information Centre Call Number: HA29 TRA
• How to Measure Survey Reliability and Validity. Mark S Litwin. 1995. (ISBN: 0803957041). Sage
• Latent Structure and Item Sampling Models for Testing RE Traub and YR Lam, Annual Review Psychology 1985 36: 19-48
•  Assessing the Reliability of Linear Composites. Greene, V.L. and E.G. Carmines 1980. In Karl Schuessler (Editor) Sociological Methodology 1980. Jossey-Bass.
•  The Impact of Scale Length on Reliability and Validity. Niemi, Richard G.; Edward G. Carmines; John P. McIver 1986. Quality and Quantity 20: 371-376.
• Introduction to Validity, a good introduction by  William M. Trochim, Cornell University
• Introduction to Internal and External Validity, William Huitts, Valdosta University
• Reliability of measurement, William M. Trochim, Cornell University
• Multi-Trait Multi-Method Matrix, VERY GOOD
• Reliability and Item Analysis
• Integration of Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods to Strengthen Internal Validity (Bowen)
   

Magnitude Scaling

• On the Magnitude Scaling of Political Opinion in Survey Research. Lodge, M. and B. Tursky (1981)   American Journal of Political Science 25: 376-419. LIS JA1.A54
• Magnitude scaling : quantitative measurement of opinions. Lodge, M.1981.Sage LIS RT81.5LOD 
• A Measurement Model for Psychophysical Scaling. Saris, Willem E. 1988.Quality and Quantity 22: 417-433.

Item Response Theory

• Fundamentals of Item Response Theory. Ronald K Hambleton; H Swaminathan & H Jane Rogers. 1991. (ISBN: 0803936478). Sage
• Handbook of modern item response theory. van der Linden, W. J. & Hambleton, R. K. 1996.  New York, NY: Springer-Verlag.
• Item Response Theory Models For Unfolding

Guttman Scaling

• A Probabilistic Formulation and Statistical Analysis of  Guttman Scaling. Proctor, C.H. 1970.  Psychometrika 35: 73-78.  LIS BF1.P694
•  A Comparison of Alternative Models for Analyzing the Scalability of Response Patterns. Clogg, C.C. and D.O. Sawyer 1981.  In S. Leinhardt (Editor) Sociological Methodology 1981. Jossey-Bass
•  Some Properties of the Correlation Matrix of  Dichotomous Guttman Items. Zwick, Rebecca 1987.  Psychometrika 52: 515-520. LIS BF1.P694
•  The Number of Guttman Errors as a Simple and Powerful Person-Fit Statistic. Meijer, Rob R. 1994. Applied Psychological Measurement 18: 311-314.

Mokken Scaling

• A Nonparametric Approach to the Analysis of Dichotomous Item Responses. Mokken, Robert J. and Charles Lewis (1982)  Applied Psychological Measurement 7: 45-55.
•  Mokken Scale Analysis for  Polychotomous Items: Theory, A Computer Program, and an Empirical Application. Sijtsma, K.; P. Debets; I.W. Molenaar 1990. Quality and Quantity 24: 173-188.
• Using Mokken Analysis to Develop Unidimensional Scales. Gillespie, Michael; Elizabeth M. Tenvergert; Johannes Kingsma (1987)  Quality and Quantity 21: 393-408
•  Selection of Unidimensional Scales from a Multidimensional Item Bank in the Polytomous Mokken IRT Model. Hemker, Bas. T.; Klaas Sijtsma; Ivo W. Molenaar. 1995. Applied Psychological Measurement 19: 337-352.
•  Reliability Estimation for Single Dichotomous Items Based on Mokken's IRT Model. Roskam, Edward E.; Arnold L. van den Wollenberg; Paul G.W. Jansen 1986.  Applied Psychological Measurement 19: 323-335.
• The Mokken Scale: A Critical Discussion. Roskam, Edward E.; Arnold L. van den Wollenberg; Paul G.W. Jansen 1986.  Applied Psychological Measurement 10:
  265-277. 
•  Methodology Review: Nonparametric IRT Approaches to the analysis of Dichotomous Item Scores.  Mokken, Lewis, and Sijtsma, Klaas. 1998. Applied Psychological Measurement 22: 3-32.
•  MOKSCAL: A Program for a Nonparametric Item Response Theory Model. Kingsma, Johannes and Terry Taerum 1988. Applied Psychological Measurement 14: 188.

 Rasch Models

• An Elaboration of Guttman Scaling with Rasch Models for Measurement. Andrich, David 1985.  In N. Brandon-Tuma (Editor), Sociological Methodology, 1985. Jossey-Bass.
• Theoretical and Empirical Comparison of the Mokken and the Rasch Approach to IRT. Meijer, Rob R.; Klaas Sijstma; Nico G. Smid 1988.  Applied Psychological Measurement 12: 283-298.
• Rasch Models for Measurement. Andrich, David 1988. Sage Education Library H61.25AND
• Rasch Models: Foundations, Recent Developments, and Applications. Fischer, Gerhard H. and Ivo W. Molenaar (Editors) 1995. Springer-Verlag.

Cross-cultural measurement

• Cross-Cultural Translation: Methodology and Validation. Sperber D. Ami, DeVellis Robert F. and Bonehlecke Brian. Journal of Cross Cultural Psychology, 1994, vol.25, no.4, pp.501-524
• Translation :  Applications and research. 1976  Richard W. Brislin (ed) New York:  Gardner Press
• Assessing Measurement Invariance in Cross-National Consumer Research, Jan Benedict E. M. Steenkamp and Hans Baumgartner. 1998. Journal of Consumer Research, vol.25, June, pp.78-90
• Statistical Inference for Coefficient Alpha. Feldt Leonardt; Woodruff David J. and Fatih A. Salih. 1987. Applied Psychological Measurement, vol.11, no.1, pp.93-103

Social Desirability

• Social desirability bias and the validity of indirect questioning. Fisher, Robert J 1993. Journal of Consumer Research.  Sep; Vol 20(2): 303-315 Library and Information Centre HF1.J5966
• Construct validity and social desirability. Edwards, Allen L  American Psychologist. 1990 Feb; Vol 45(2): 287-289 .Library and Information Centre BF1.A52
• Social-desirability bias and the validity of self-reported values.  Fisher, Robert J & Katz, James E  2000 Psychology and Marketing.  Feb; Vol 17(2): 105-120
• Social desirability bias: A neglected aspect of validity testing.   King, Maryon F; Bruner, Gordon C  2000 Psychology and Marketing.  Feb; Vol 17(2):  79-103
• A quantitative review of the effect of computerized testing on the measurement of social desirability.  Dwight, Stephen A; Feigelson, Melissa E 2000. Educational and Psychological Measurement. Jun; Vol 60(3): 340-360 
• Social desirability, anonymity, and Internet-based questionnaires. Joinson, Adam 
   Behavior Research Methods, Instruments and Computers. 1999 Aug; Vol 31(3): 433-438 
• Confirmatory factor analyses of the full and short versions of the Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale.  Loo, Robert; Thorpe, Karran 2000. Journal of Social Psychology. 2000 Oct; Vol 140(5): 628-635
• Measuring social desirability: Short forms of the Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale.  Fischer, Donald G; Fick, Carol  Educational and Psychological Measurement. 1993 Sum; Vol 53(2): 417-424 

Scales

• Marketing scales handbook : a compilation of multi-item measures / Gordon C. Bruner II, Paul J. Hensel. Library and Information Centre
• Handbook of marketing scales : multi-item measures for marketing and consumer behavior research, William O. Bearden, Richard G. Netemeyer. LIC Folios Call Number: HF5415.3 BEA2
• Measures of Personality and Psychological Attitudes. Robinson J. P. Shaver P.R. & Wrightsman L. S. 1991. San Diego: Academic Press
• Office of Scale Research

QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH -DATA COLLECTION

General

• Doing Quantitative Research in the Social Sciences : An Integrated Approach to Research Design, Measurement and Statistics Thomas R Black Published 1999 Sage Publications
• Data collection and analysis edited by Roger Sapsford and Victor JuppSage in association with Open University, 1996.Library and Information Centre Call Number: H62 DAT
•  Answering questions: Methodology for determining cognitive and communicative processes in survey research. Schwarz, Norbert & Sudman, Seymour (Eds). 1996. Sage
• Air University Sampling and Surveying Handbook
• Technological Innovations in Data Collection: Acceptance, Data Quality and Costs Edith de Leeuw and William Nicholls II (1996) Sociological Research Online, vol. 1, no. 4
• Design Should Meet Certain Criteria

Questionnaires

• Questions and Answers in Attitude Surveys : Experiments on Question Form, Wording, and Context. Howard Schuman Stanley Presser. 1996. (ISBN: 0761903593). Sage
• Advanced Questionnaire Design. Labaw, P J 1980.  Cambridge, MA: Abt Books
• Survey Questions : Handcrafting the Standardized Questionnaire. Jean M Converse Stanley Presser. 1986.(ISBN:  0803927436). Sage
• A Framework for Questionnaire Design: Labaw Revisited.  by  Philip Gendall. Marketing Bulletin, 1998, 9, 28-39
• A Question of Wording.Philip Gendall and Janet Hoek.Marketing Bulletin, 1990, 1, 25-36
• Open-ended Questions: Some Implications for Mail Survey Research. Philip Gendall, Hara Menelaou and Mike Brennan. Marketing Bulletin, 1996, 7, 1-8
• Open and Closed Questions, Social Research Update, Surrey

Questionnaire Translation

• Cross-Cultural Translation: Methodology and Validation. Sperber D. Ami, DeVellis Robert F. and Bonehlecke Brian. Journal of Cross Cultural Psychology, 1994, vol.25, no.4, pp.501-524
• Translation :  applications and research. 1976  Richard W. Brislin (ed) New York:  Gardner Press
• Translating questionnaires and inventories using a cross-cultural translation technique. Banville, Dominique; Desrosiers, Pauline; Genet Volet, Yvette  Journal of Teaching in Physical Education. 2000 Apr; Vol 19(3): 374-387 Library and Information Centre GV1.J579 17 

Questionnaire pretesting

• Survey Research Jon A. Krosnick Annu. Rev. Psychol. 1999. 50:537-567, Call Number: BF1.A56
• Questionnaire pretesting: Computer-assisted coding of concurrent protocols. Bolton, Ruth N; Bronkhorst, Tina M 1996. in  Schwarz, Norbert  and Sudman, Seymour (Eds). Answering questions: Methodology for determining cognitive and communicative processes in survey research. pp. 37-64. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass
• Questionnaire Pretesting Comes of Age. Ron Czaja. Marketing Bulletin, 1998, 9, 52-66

Survey research

•  Answering questions: Methodology for determining cognitive and communicative processes in survey research. Schwarz, Norbert & Sudman, Seymour (Eds). 1996. San Francisco, CA, US: Jossey-Bass Inc, ISBN 0787901458 
• Designing Surveys: A Guide to Decisions and Procedures. Ron Czaja & Johnny Blair. 1995. (ISBN: 0803990561). Pine Forge Press
• Surveys in social research, D. A. De Vaus, UCL Press, 1996 Miners' Library Call Number: HN29 DEV4
• Survey research methods,  Floyd J. Fowler LIC -  Call Number: HN29 FOW
• The survey research handbook / Pamela L. Alreck, Robert B. Settle Morriston Library Call Number: HM17 SUR
• The Survey Kit. Arlene Fink. 1995. (ISBN: 0803973888). Sage
• Survey research / Roger Sapsford. Library and Information Centre Call Number: HN29 SAP
• Improving Organizational Surveys: New Directions, Methods and Applications. Rosenfeld P.; Edwards, J. E. & Thomas M. D. 1993. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publication
• Survey Research Jon A. Krosnick Annu. Rev. Psychol. 1999. 50:537-567, Call Number: BF1.A56
• How To Conduct Surveys : A Step-by-Step Guide. Arlene Fink Jacqueline Kosecoff. 1998. (ISBN: 0761914099). Sage
• Mail Surveys : Improving the Quality. Thomas W Mangione. 1995. (ISBN: 0803946635). Sage
• Innovations In Experimental Design In Attitude Surveys Paul M. Sniderman and Douglas B. Grob Annu. Rev. Sociol. 1996 22: 377-399 Library and Information Centre Call Number: HM1.A65
• The Design and Administration Of Mail Surveys DA Dillman Annu. Rev. Sociol. 1991 17: 225-249. Library and Information Centre Call Number: HM1.A65
• Survey Research, William M.K. Trochim,
• Techniques for Improving Mail Survey Response Rates. Mike Brennan. Marketing Bulletin, 1992, 3, 24-37
   

Telephone surveys

• Theories And Methods Of Telephone Surveys RM Groves Annu. Rev. Sociol. 1990 16: 221-240 Library and Information Centre Call Number: HM1.A65
• Survey Research by Telephone. James H Frey. 1989. (ISBN: 0803929854). Sage
• Telephone Survey Methods : Sampling, Selection, and Supervision. Paul J Lavrakas. 1993. (ISBN: 0803953070). Sage
• Fax Surveys: A New Data Collection method. Don Esslemont and Paul Pickering. Marketing Bulletin, 1991, 2, 71-74
   

 Internet / Web-based surveys

• Doing Internet Research : Critical Issues and Methods for Examining the Net. Steve Jones. 1998. (ISBN:0761915958).Sage 
•  'Using the Internet for Survey Research' Coomber, R. (1997) Sociological Research Online, vol. 2, no. 2
• Survey-based Experimental Research via the Web: Some Observations. Mike Brennan, Nathan Rae and Mathew Parackal. Marketing Bulletin, 1999, 10, 83 - 92
• Using e-mail as a research tool, Social Research Update, Surrey
• Web Survey Methodology- Bibliography  and Software ONLINE, a list of resources and links maintained by the Center for Methodology and Informatics at the Faculty of Social Sciences , University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
• Walkerinfo white paper on web based surveys, Issues and reccomendations regarding web-based surveys, based on studies of the methodology to-date.
• Free-forms Online, A free-ware site which allows you to host surveys.
• Survey Pro, host of online surveys
• i-tracks, Host of online surveys

Cross-cultural surveys

• Cross-Cultural Surveys Today ML Burton and DR White Annu. Rev. Anthropol. 1987 16: 143-160 Library and Information Centre Call Number: HN1.A55
• Methodological Issues in Cross-Cultural Marketing Research: A State of the Art Review. Malhotra, Naresh K., James Agrawal and Mark Peterson. 1996. International Marketing Review, vol.13, no.5, pp.7-43
• Assessing Measurement Invariance in Cross-National Consumer Research, Jan Benedict E. M. Steenkamp and Hans Baumgartner. 1998. Journal of Consumer Research, vol.25, June, pp.78-90
• Comparative research methods, Social Research Update, Surrey
• Cross-Cultural Resources on the Web

Informants

• Assessing measurement error in key informant reports: A methodological note on organizational analysis in marketing.  Phillips, Lynn W   1981. Journal of Marketing Research.  Nov; Vol 18(4): 395-415 
• A methodological assessment of the use of key informants.  Houston, Michael J; Sudman, Seymour.  1975. Social Science Research.  Jun; Vol 4(2): 151-164 
• On the advisability of using CEOs as the sole informant in strategy research. Sharfman, Mark. 1998. Journal of Managerial Issues.  Fall; Vol 10(3): 373-392
• Conducting interorganizational research using key informants.  Kumar, Nirmalya; Stern, Louis W; Anderson, James C 1993. Academy of Management Journal. Dec; Vol 36(6): 1633-1651
• Using key informant methods in organizational survey research: Assessing for informant bias.  Hughes, Linda C;  Preski, Sally 1997.  Research in Nursing and Health. Feb; Vol 20(1): 81-92 Morriston Library Journals 17
• The key informant technique.  Marshall, M N  1996. Family Practice. Feb; Vol 13(1): 92-97 
• On the nature of informant judgments in inventory measures: . . . and so what is it you want to know?  Stiles, Joan 1994. Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development.  Vol 59(5): 180-185 
• On the use of confirmatory measurement models in the analysis of multiple-informant reports. Kumar, Ajith; Dillon, William R 1990. Journal of Marketing Research. Feb; Vol 27(1): 102-111 Library and Information Centre HF1.J656
• The reliability and validity of key informant data from dyadic relationships in marketing channels.  John, George; Reve, Torger. 1982.  Journal of Marketing Research.  Nov; Vol 19(4): 517-524 Library and Information Centre HF1.J656
• On the validity of retrospective data: The problem of informant accuracy.  Bernard, H.R., Killworth, P.D., Kronenfeld, D., and Sailer L. 1985. Annual  Review of Anthropology. 13, pages 495-517. 
• Predicting informant accuracy from patterns of recall among individuals. Romney, A Kimball; Weller, Susan C 1984. Social Networks.  Mar; Vol 6(1): 59-77 
• 'Accessing Large Corporations: Research Ethics and Gatekeeper-Relations in the Case of Researching a Japanese-Invested Factory' Gr?ning, T. (1997) Sociological Research Online, vol. 2, no. 4
• Paying respondents and informants, Social Research Update, Surrey

Sampling 

• Sampling, William M. Trochim, Cornell University
• Sampling, UCLA
• How Sampling Works. Richard Maisel & Caroline H Persell.1995. (ISBN: 0803990618).Pine Forge Press 
• How Many Subjects? : Statistical Power Analysis in Research. Helena Chmura Kraemer. 1987. (0803929498). Sage
• New Developments in the Sampling of Special Populations S Sudman and G Kalton Annu. Rev. Sociol. 1986 12: 401-429.  Library and Information Centre Call Number: HM1.A65
• Models for Sample Selection Bias C Winship and RD Mare Annu. Rev. Sociol. 1992 18: 327-350.  Library and Information Centre Call Number: HM1.A65
• Sampling and the use of Questionnaires and Surveys
• Telephone Directories as Sampling Frames. Don Esslemont, Susan Petersen and K. S. Selvakumar. Marketing Bulletin, 1992, 3, 38-46
• Power Analysis and Sample Size Calculation in Experimental Design
• Official Social Classifications in the UK,  Social Research Update, Surrey
• Occupational Gender Segregation,  Social Research Update, Surrey

Biases and Errors

•  'Bias in Social Research', Hammersley, M. and Gomm, R. (1997) Sociological Research Online, vol. 2, no. 1
• 'Assessing the Representativeness of the 1992 British Crime Survey: The Impact of Sampling Error and Response Biases' Elliott, C. and Ellingworth, D. (1997) Sociological Research Online, vol. 2, no. 4, AN ILLUSTRATION OF POSSIBLE BIASES AND ERRORS IN SURVEYS
• 'The Practical Limitations of Survey Analysis: A brief response to Lynn' Elliott, C and Ellingworth, D (1998) Sociological Research Online, vol. 3, no. 2

Data mining

• Data mining : technologies, techniques, tools, and trends / Bhavani Thuraisingham. CRC Press, 1999 Library and Information Centre Call Number: QA76.9.D3 THU
• Data Mining Techniques for Marketing, Sales, and Customer Support Berry, M. J. A. and Linoff, G. (1997). New York: Wiley. ISBN: 0471179809
• Data Mining Techniques 
• Data Mining and Statistics, Association for Computing Machinery
• Fundamental differences between Statistics and Data Mining, Stanford University postcript file
• Statistical themes and lessons for data mining.  Glymour, C., Madigan D., Pregibon, D., and Smyth, P.  1997. Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery, 1, 11-28. (http://www.wkap.nl/sample.pdf?127244)
• Data mining: statistics and more? Hand D.J. 1998. The American Statistician, 52, 112-118.
• Data mining - reaching beyond statistics. Hand D.J. 1998. Research in Official Statistics, 2, 5-17.
•  Data mining for fun and profit.  Hand D.J., Blunt G., Kelly M.G., and Adams N.M. 2000. Statistical Science, 15, 111-131.

STATISTICAL ANALYSIS

Introductory

• Understanding statistics : an introduction for the Social Sciences / by Daniel B. Wright Library and Information Centre Call Number: HA29 WRI
• Introducing data analysis for social scientists / David Rose and Oriel Sullivan; Open University Press, 1993; Education Library Call Number: HA29 ROS
• Introducing statistics for social research : step-by-step calculations and computer techniques using SPSS, Duncan Cramer. Routledge, 1994; Library and Information Centre Call Number: HA32 CRA
• Working with statistics : an introduction to quantitative methods for social scientists  Stuart Reid. Cambridge : Polity, 1995. Library and Information Centre Call Number: HA29 REI
• Basic Statistics Edited by Michael S Lewis-Beck 1993 Sage Publications Education Library Call Number: HA35 BAS
• How to analyze survey data  Arlene Fink. London : Sage, 1995; Natural Sciences Library (NSL) Call Number: HN29 SUR
• Web Sites for Visualizing Statistical Concepts
• Research Methods Tutorials,  Bill Trochim's Centre for Social Research Methods, a very good site
• HyperStat Online Textbook
• Inferential Statistics,  Bill Trochim's Centre for Social Research Methods
• Introductory statistics: Concepts, models, and applications David W. Stockburger
• Electronic statistics textbook statsoft, A concise and very readable description of basic concepts and various univariate and multivariate statistical techniques
• Statistics online (advice on which statistical method to use) from UCLA edited by Jan de Leeuw
• Hypothesis Testing, Slide show
• University of Texas Statistics FAQ

Pitfalls of Data Analysis 

• Pitfalls of Data Analysis, Clay Helberg, University of Wisconsin

Multivariate Statistical Methods -General

• Statistics for the social sciences  Rand R. Wilcox: Academic Press, 1996; Library and Information Centre Call Number: HA29 WIL
• Reading and understanding multivariate statistics. Grimm, Laurence G. (Ed); Yarnold, Paul R. (Ed); et-al.1995. ISBN: 1557982732.  Washington, DC, USA: American Psychological Association.
• Psychometric theory 3^rd edition Nunnally J. Bernstein I. H.,1994, McGraw Hill, Library and Information Centre Call Number: BF39 NUN
• Psychometric Methods LV Jones and MI Appelbaum Annu. Rev. Psychol. 1989 40: 23-43. ). Library and Information Centre Call Number: BF1.A56 *
• Using Multivariate Statistics. Tabachnick, B. G., and Fidell, L. S. (1996). New York: HarperCollins College Publishers Library and Information Centre Call Number: QA278 TAB3
• Multivariate Analysis: Methods and Applications. Dillon, W. R. and Goldstein, M. (1984). New York: Wiley. ISBN: 0471083178
• Applied multivariate statistics for the social sciences, James Stevens. Lawrence Elbaum Associates, 1996; Library and Information Centre Call Number: HA29 STE3
• Multivariate analysis techniques in social science research : from problem to analysis, Jacques Tacq Sage Publications, 1996. Library and Information Centre Call Number: HA31 TAC
• A handbook for data analysis in the behavioral sciences : statistical issues / edited by Gideon Keren, Charles Lewis. Hillsdale, N.J : L. Erlbaum, 1993. Library and Information Centre Call Number: BF39 HAN
• Research practice / Michael S. Lewis-Beck, editor. Sage Publications, 1993; Education Library Call Number: H62 RES
• Handbook of applied social research methods / Leonard Bickman, Debra J. Rog, editors; London : Sage Publications, 1998; Library and Information Centre Call Number: H62 HAN
• Applied Linear Statistical Models Neter, J., Kutner, M. H., Nachtsheim, C. J., & Wasserman, W. 1996. Chicago: Irwin. ISBN: 0256117365
•  Topics in Applied Multivariate Analysis. Hawkins, D. M. 1982. Cambridge University Press.
•  Applied Multivariate Statistical  Analysis. Fourth Edition. Johnson, R.A. and Wichern, D.W. 1998. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice Hall.
•  Applied Multivariate Techniques. Sharma, S. 1996. New York: Wiley.

Preliminary statistical analysis and cleaning up of data

• Cleaning up Data and Running Preliminary Data Analyses. Dollinger S. J. and DiLalla D. L. In Leong, Frederick T. L.  Austin, James T. (Eds); et al. The psychology research handbook: A guide for graduate students and research assistants. ISBN: 0803970498 (pp. 167-177). Thousand Oaks, CA, USA: Sage Publications, Main Library: BF76.5 PSY 
• Guidelines for clean data: Detection of common mistakes. Smith P. C.; Budzeika, K. A. , Edwards N. A. Johnson S. M. & Bearse L. N. 1986. Journal of Applied Psychology. Vol.71, pp.457- 460, Library and Information Centre Call Number: BF.1.J49
• Data Preparation, William M.K. Trochim

Exploratory Data Analysis

• Graphical Analytic Techniques
• Graphical Methods for Data Analysis. J. Chambers, W. Cleveland, B. Kleiner, and P. Tukey,  1983. Belmont: Wadsworth, 
• The Elements of Graphing Data, Revised Edition.W. Cleveland, 1994. Summit, NJ: Hobart Press
•  Visualizing Data W. Cleveland.1993  Summit, NJ: Hobart Press
•  Statistical Graphics for Univariate and Bivariate Data and Statistical Graphics for Visualizing Multivariate Data. W. Jacoby 1998. Thousand Oaks CA: Sage Publications
•  Understanding Robust and Exploratory Data Analysis and Exploring Data Tables, Trends, and Shapes. D. Hoaglin, F. Mosteller, and J. Tukey, eds. 1985 New York: Wiley
• Exploratory Data Analysis: An Introduction to Selected Methods,S. Leinhardt and S. Wasserman, 1979. Ch. 13 in K. Schuessler, ed., Sociological Methodology 1979. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 
•  The Visual Display of Quantitative Information. E. R. Tufte, 1983. Cheshire, CT: Graphics Press
•  Visual Revelations: Graphical Tales of Fate and Deception from Napoleon Bonaparte to Ross Perot. H. Wainer,1997.  New York: Springer
• Graphics in statistical  analysis. 1973. Anscombe F. J. American Statistician, vol.27.pp.17-21

Selecting Statistical Techniques

• Selecting Statistics  by William M. Trochim, Cornell University, An online engine helping you to select the appropriate statistical analysis methods.
• Statistics online (advice on which statistical method to use) from UCLA edited by Jan de Leeuw

Descriptive statistics

• Descriptive Statistics, William M. Trochim, Cornell University
• Descriptive statistics
• Breakdown: Descriptive statistics by groups
• Frequency tables
• Crosstabulation & stub-and-banner tables

Basic statistical tests

• Correlations
• t-test for independent samples
• t-test for dependent samples
• Distribution fitting
• Power analysis
• Nonparametric statistics
• Understanding significance testing / Lawrence B. Mohr Sage, 1990.; Library and Information Centre Call Number: HN29 SAG
• 100 statistical tests. Gopal K. Kanji. Library and Information Centre Call Number: QA276.25 KAN

Factor and principal component analysis 

• Factor analysis
• Factor Analysis and Related Methods Edited by Michael S Lewis-Beck 1994 Sage Publications Education Library
•  Principal Components Analysis. Dunteman, George H. 1989. Sage 
• Statistical Factor Analysis and Related Methods: Theory and Applications. Basilevsky, Alexander 1994. New York: Wiley
• Factor Analysis (Second Edition). Gorsuch, Richard L. 1983. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
• Latent Variable Models: An Introduction to Factor, Path, and Structural Analysis (Second Edition). Loehlin, John C. 1992. Lawrence Erlbaum,
• An introduction to latent variable models  B.S. Everitt; Chapman and Hall, 1984 Library and Information Centre Call Number: QA278.6 EVE
• Latent variables analysis : applications for developmental research / edited by Alexander von Eye, Clifford C. Clogg. London : Sage, c1994 Library and Information Centre Call Number: QA278.6 LAT
• Latent variable models and factor analysis / D.J. Bartholomew Griffin, 1987. Library and Information Centre Call Number: QA278.6 BAR
• Representing Sources of Error in the Common Factor Model: Implications for Theory and Practice.MacCallum, Robert C. and Ledyard R. Tucker 1991. Psychological Bulletin 97: 85-93. LIS BF1.P67
•  Effects of Under- and Overextraction on Principal Axis Factor Analysis with Varimax Rotation. Wood, James M.; Douglas A. Tataryu; Richard L. Gorsuch. 1996. Psychological Methods 1: 354-365.
• Noniterative Estimation and the Choice of the Number of Factors in Exploratory Factor Analysis. Kano, Yutaka 1990. Psychometrika 55: 277-291.
• New Lower and Upper Bounds for Communality in Factor Analysis.Yanai, Haruo and Masanori Ichikawa 1990.  Psychometrika 55: 405-410.
• Approximating Confidence Intervals for Factor Loadings.Lambert, Zarrel V.; Albert R. Wildt; Richard M. Durand 1991. Multivariate Behavioral Research 26: 421-434.
• Application of the Bootstrap Methods in Factor Analysis. Ichikawa, Masanori and Sadanori Konishi 1995.  Psychometrika 60: 77-93.
• Assessing the  Stability of Principal Components Using Regression. Sinha, Atanu; John E. Anderson; Bruce S. Buchanon. 1995.  Psychometrika 60: 355-369.
•  Epistemological Reasons for Preferring Component Analysis to Factor Analysis. Gangemi, Giuseppe 1986. Quality and Quantity 20: 75-84.
• Component Analysis versus Common Factor Analysis: Some Issues in Selecting an Appropriate Procedure. Velicer, Wayne F. and Douglas N. Jackson 1990. Multivariate Behavioral Research 25: 1-28
   

Analysis of Variance (ANOVA, MANOVA)

• ANOVA/ MANOVA
• Applied Analysis of Variance in Behavioral Science. Lynne K. Edwards.1993. ISBN: 0824788966. New York: Marcel Dekker Inc.
• Analysing and interpreting significant MANOVAs. Bray J. H. & Maxwell S. E. 1982. Review of Educational Research. vol.52, pp.340-367
• Multivariate Analysis of Variance and Repeated Measures. Hand, D.J., and Taylor, C.C. 1987.Chapman and Hall.
•  Multiple Comparison Procedures. Hochberg, Y., and Tambane, A.C. 1987. John Wiley and Sons.
•  Contrast Analysis: Focussed Comparisons in the Analysis of Variance. Rosenthal, R., and Rosnow, R.L. 1985. Cambridge University Press.
• The Analysis of Covariance. Wildt, A.R., and Ahtola, O.T. 1978.  Sage Publications.
•  MANOVA Method for Analyzing Repeated Measures Designs: An Extensive Primer. O'Brien, R.C., and Kaiser, M.K. 1985. Psychological Bulletin, 97, 316-333.
•  Multivariate Analysis of Variance.Haase, R.F., and Ellis, M.V. 1987. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 34, 404-413.
•  The Study of Effects in MANOVA. Huberty, C.J., and Smith, J.D. 1982.Multivariate Behavioral Research, 17(3), 417-432.
• Interpreting the Output of Multivariate Analysis: A Discussion of Current Approaches. Share, D.L. 1984.  British Journal of Psychology, 75, 349-362.
• Simultaneous Test Procedures and the Choice of a Test Statistic in MANOVA. Bird, K.D., and Hadzi-Pavlovic, D. 1983. Psychological Bulletin, 93(1), 167-178.
• Uses of Discriminant Analysis Following MANOVA: Multivariate Statistics for Multivariate Purposes. Borgen, F.H., and Selling, M.J. 1978.  Journal of Applied Psychology, 63(6), 689-697.
•  A Scheme for Conducting Two-Sample Profile Analysis. Groff, M.F. 1983. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 19(2), 169-181.
•  Small Sample Profile Analysis With Many Variables. Maxwell, S.E., and Avery, R.D. 1982. Psychological Bulletin, 92(3), 778-785.
• Performing Factorial Multivariate Analysis of Variance Using Canonical Correlation Analysis.Zinkgraf, S.A. 1983. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 43(1), 63-68.
•  Nonparametric One-Way Multivariate Analysis of Variance: A Computational Approach Based on the Pillai-Bartlett Trace.  Zwick, R. 1985. Psychological
  Bulletin, 97(1), 148-152.
• A Multivariate Perspective on the Analysis of Categorical Data. Zwick, R., and Cramer, E.M. 1986.  Applied Psychological Measurement, 10(2),
  141-145.
• Robustness Properties of Nonorthogonal Analysis of Variance. Milligan, G.W., Wong, D.S., and Thompson, P.A. 1987.  Psychological Bulletin, 10(3), 464-470.
•  An Empirical Study of a Proposed Test of Nonparametric Analysis of Covariance. Harwell, M.R., and Serlin, R.C.  1988. Psychological Bulletin, 104(2), 268-281.
•  Multiple Regression Analysis of Split-Plot Factorial Designs.Silverstein, A.B. 1985. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 45(4), 845-849.
•  Testing the Validity Conditions of Repeated Measures F Tests. Keselman, H.J., Rogan, J.C., Mendoza, J.L., and Breen, L.J. 1980. Psychological Bulletin, 87(3), 479-481.
•  The Misuse of Repeated Measures Analysis in Marketing Research. LaTour, S.A., and Miniard, P.W. 1983. Journal of Marketing Research, 20(1), 45-57.
• Statistical Considerations for the Univariate Analysis of Repeated-Measures Experiments.  Ludwig, D.A. 1979.  Perceptual and Motor Skills, 49(3), 899-905.
• Estimation and Model Comparisons for Repeated Data. Lewis, C., and Van Knippenberg, C. 1984. Psychological Bulletin, 96(1), 182-194.
• Choosing the Most Powerful Pairwise Multiple Comparison Procedure in Multivariate Analysis of Variance.Ramsey, P.H. 1980.  Journal of Applied Psychology, 65(3), 317-326.
• Variance Components and Mixed Model ANOVA/ANCOVA
• Generalized Linear Models
   

Regression analysis

• Multiple Regression Analysis
• Understanding Regression Analysis : An Introductory Guide. Larry D Schroeder David L Sjoquist Paula E Stephan. 1986. (ISBN: 0803927584). Sage
• Applied linear statistical models (4th edition)  Neter, Kutner, Nachtsheim, and Wasserman 1996 , Irwin
• Multiple regression in behavioral research (3rd edition) Pedhazur 1997. Harcourt Brace
• Applied regression analysis, linear models, and related methods. Fox, J. 1997.  Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
• Regression Analysis. Edited by Michael S Lewis-Beck1993 Sage Publications Education Library Call Number: QA278.2 REG
•  Plots, Transformations and Regression: An Introduction to Graphical Methods of Diagnostic Regression Analysis. A.C. Atkinson 1985. Oxford: Oxford University Press
•  Regression Diagnostics: Identifying Influential Data and Sources of Collinearity. D.A. Belsley, E. Kuh, and R.E. Welsch. 1980. New York: Wiley, 
• Sensitivity Analysis in Linear Regression. S. Chatterjee and A. Hadi, 1988. New York: Wiley
• Regression Analysis by Example, Second Edition. S. Chatterjee and B. Price. 1991. New York: Wiley
• Residuals and Influence in Regression. R.D. Cook and S. Weisberg, 1982. New York: Chapman and Hal1
• Criticism and influence analysis in regression. R.D. Cook and S. Weisberg, 1982.
  In S. Leinhardt, ed. Sociological Methodology 1982. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass,
•  Applied Linear Regression, Second Edition. S. Weisberg, 1985. New York: Wiley
•  An introduction to regression graphics. Cook, R.D., & Weisberg, S. 1994 New York: Wiley.
• Stochastic Parameter Regression Models. Paul Newbold Theodore Bos. 1985. (ISBN: 0803924259). Sage
• General Stepwise Regression

Interaction effects

• Interaction effects in factorial analysis of variance James Jaccard. London : Sage, 1998; Library and Information Centre
• Interaction effects in multiple regression James Jaccard, Robert Turrisi, Choi K. Wan London : Sage, 1990. Library and Information Centre Call Number: HN29 SAG
• Failures to Detect Moderating effects with Ordinary Least Squares Moderated
  Regression: Some Reasons and a Remedy. Morris J. H.; Sherman D.J. and Mansfield E. R. 1986, Psychological Bulletin, 99(2):282-288
• LISREL Approaches to Interaction Effects in Multiple Regression. James Jaccard Choi K Wan. 1996. (ISBN: 0803971796). Sage

Cluster analysis

• Cluster Analysis
• Cluster Analysis. Mark S Aldenderfer Roger K Blashfield. 1985. (ISBN: 0803923767). Sage 
• Methodological Review: Clustering Methods. Milligan Glenn W. and Martha C. Cooper, Applied Psychological Measurement, 1987. vol.11, no.4, pp.329-354
• Behavioral Clustering of School Children. Huberty Carl J., Christine DiStefano and Randy W. Kamphaus, Multivariate Behavioral Research, 1997, vol.32, no.2,pp.105-134
• Typologies and Taxonomies : An Introduction to Classification Techniques. Kenneth D Bailey. 1994. (ISBN: 0803952597). Sage
• Finding Groups in Data. Kaufmann, L. and Rousseeuw, P.J. 1990. NewYork: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
• A Test for Clusters. Arnold, S.J. 1979.  Journal of Marketing Research, 16,545-551
• Assessing Cluster Analysis Results. Klastorin, T.D. 1983.  Journal of Marketing Research, 20, 92-98.
• An Examination of Procedures for Determining the Number of Clusters in a Data Set, Milligan, G.W. and Cooper, M.C. 1985.  Psychometrika, 50, 159-179.
• The Literature on Cluster Analysis. Blashfield, R.K. and Aldenderfer, M.S. 1978. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 13, 271-295.
• On Some Significance Tests in Cluster Analysis. Bock, H.H. 1985. Journal of Classification, 2, 77-108.
• Statistical Theory in Clustering, Hartigan, J.A. 1985. Journal of Classification, 2, 63-76.
• Mixture Models, McLachlan, G.J. and Basford, K.E. 1988. New York: Marcel Dekker, Inc.
• Online Software for Clustering
• Classification Society of North America

Classification Trees

• Classification Trees

Discriminant analysis

• Discriminant analysis

Structural Equation Modeling & Partial Least Squares

• Structural Equation Modeling: Concepts Issues and applications, Rick Hoyle. (1995). ISBN: 0803953178. Sage
• Theoretical and Technical Contributions to Structural Equations Modeling: An Updated and Annotated Bibliography.  Austin T. James & Robert F. Calderon, 1996, Structural Equation Modeling, Vol.3, no.2, pp.105-175
• Testing structural equation models Kenneth A. Bollen, J. Scott Long, editors Sage Publications, 1993. Library and Information Centre Call Number: H61.25 TES
• Structural equation modeling with EQS and EQS/Windows : basic concepts, applications, and programming Barbara M. Byrne Sage Publications, 1994; Library and Information Centre Call Number: QA278.5 BYR
• Basics of Structural Equation Modeling. Geoffrey M Maruyama. 1997. (ISBN: 0803974094). Sage
• Using LISREL for Structural Equation Modeling : A Researcher's Guide. E Kevin Kelloway. 1998. (ISBN: 0761906266). Sage
• Structural Equation Modeling
• Partial Least Squares
• Introduction to PLS and structural equation modelling -
• SSI home page (LISREL, etc)
• Amos, a structural equation modeling program
• Structural Equation Modeling
• Structural Equation Modeling Links from Ed Rigdon at Georgia State
• Peter Bentler's Research Page

Categorical data analysis (multinomial logit/probit analysis, count data analysis and latent trait/class models

• An introduction to categorical data analysis, Agresti A. 1996, Wiley and sons
• Categorical Data Analysis Agresti A., 1990, Wiley and sons
• Statistical methods for categorical data analysis / Daniel Powers and Yu Xie London: Academic, 1999. Library and Information Centre
• Interpreting the Parameters of Log-Linear Models. Alba D. Richard. Sociological Methods and Research,1987, vol16, no.1, pp.45-77 
• Regression Models for Categorical and Limited Dependent Variables, J. Scott Long, Sage Publications1997, LIC
• Regression analysis of count data. Cameron, A. Colin, & Trivedi, Pravin K. 1998.  New York: Oxford University Press.
• Latent trait and latent class models, Langeheine R. & Rost J., 1988, Plenum Press
• Loglinear Analysis of Frequency Tables
•  'Modelling Tabular Data with an Ordered Outcome', Gayle, V. (1996) Sociological Research Online, vol. 1, no. 3,

Time Series Analysis

• Time Series Techniques for Economists. Terence C. Mills. 1990. Cambridge University Press.
•   Univariate Tests for Time Series. Jeff Cromwelll. 1993. Sage.
• Interrupted Time Series Analysis. David McDowall, Richard McCleary, Errol Meiginger, and Richard Hay. 1980. Sage.
•  Cointegration Modeling in Econometric Modeling. Richard Harris. 1995. Prentice Hall.
• Time Series Analysis

Analysis of longitudinal data.

• Analysis of longitudinal data. Diggle, Peter J., Liang, Kung-Yee, & Zeger, Scott L. 1994.  New York: Oxford University Press
• Regression for Longitudinal Data: A Bridge from Least Squares Regression. Dunlop, D. D. 1994.  American Statistician, 48, 299-303.
•  Issues of design and analysis of surveys across time. Duncan, G. J., & Kalton, G. 1987. International Statistical Review, 55, 97-117.
•  Using Covariance Structure Analysis  to Detect Correlates and Predictors of Change.Willett, J. B. and Sayer, A. G. 1994. Psychological Bulletin, 116, 363-381.
• Cross Domain Analysis of Change Over Time: Combining Growth Modeling and Covariance Structure Analysis. Willett, J. B. and Sayer, A. G. 1996. In Marcoulides, G. A. and Schumaker, R. E. (eds.), Advanced Structural Equation Modeling: Issues and Techniques. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum and Associates.
• Hierarchical Linear Models:  Applications and Data Analysis Methods. Bryk, A. S., & Raudenbush, S. W. 1992. Newbury Park CA: Sage.
•   Application of Hierarchical Linear Models to Assessing Change. Bryk, A. S., & Raudenbush, S. W. 1987. Psychological Bulletin, 101, 147-158.
• Longitudinal Research in the Social Sciences, Social Research Update, Surrey

Analysis of Panel Data

• Using Panel Data to Estimate the Effects of  Events. Allison, P. D. 1994. Sociological Methods and Research, 23 (2), 174-199.
• Analysis of Panel Data. Hsiao, C. 1986. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
•  Analyzing Panel Data. Markus, G. B. 4. 1979. Beverly Hills CA.: Sage.
• Alternative Methods for the Quantitative Analysis of Panel Data in Family Research - Pooled Times Series Models. Johnson, D. R. 1995. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 57, 1065-1077.
•  Little White Lies and Social Science Models: Correlated Response Errors in a Panel Study of Voting. Presser, S., & Traugott, M. 1992. Public Opinion Quarterly, 56, 77-86.
•  The Value of Panel Data in Economic Research.  Solon, G. 1989. In D.
  Kasprzyk, G. J. Duncan, & G. Kalton (Eds.), Panel Surveys. New York: Wiley

Event history analysis.

• Event history analysis. Yamaguchi, Kazuo 1991. Applied Social Research Methods Series, Volume 28. Newbury Park, Calif.: Sage Publications, Inc.
• Techniques of Event History Modeling. Blossfeld, Hans-Peter, and G?z Rohwer. 1995. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Survival analysis

• Survival analysis

Statistics using ranks

• Statistics using ranks : A unified approach  Ray Meddis Basil Blackwell, 1984; Natural Sciences Library (NSL) Call Number: QA277 MED
• An Ordinal Scaling Method for Questionnaire and Other Ordinal Data. Cliff, Norman; Linda M. Collins; Judith Zatken; Dannie Gallipeau; DouglasJ. McCormick 1988.  Applied Psychological Measurement 12: 83-97.

Correspondence analysis 

•  Metric Scaling: Correspondence Analysis. Weller, Susan C. and A. Kimball Romney 1990.Sage
•  Theory and Applications of Correspondence Analysis. Greenacre, Michael J. 1984. Academic Press.
• Applied Correspondence Analysis : An Introduction. Sten Erik Clausen. 1998. (ISBN: 0761911154). Sage
• Nonlinear Multivariate Analysis. Gifi, Albert 1981  Leiden: Department of Data Theory, University of Leiden.
• Relations Between Variants of Non-linear Principal Component Analysis. Bekker, P. and Jan deLeeuw 1988 In Jan L.A. Rijckevorsel and Jan DeLeeuw (Editors) Component and Correspondence Analysis. John Wiley.
• Correspondence Analysis and  Optimal Structural Representations. Hubert, Lawrence and Phipps Arabie 1992. Psychometrika 57: 119-140.
• Goodness-of-Fit Measures for Multiple Correspondence Analysis. Bacher, Johann 1995.  Quality and Quantity 29: 1-16.
• Correspondence Analysis
• Correspondence Analysis,  Social Research Update, Surrey

Multidimensional scaling analysis

• Multidimensional Scaling
• Modern Multidimensional Scaling: theory and Appications, Borg I. And Groenen P., 1997 Springer Verlag, ISBN:0387948457
•  Multidimensional Scaling: History, Theory, and Applications. Young, Forrest W. and Robert M. Hamer 1987. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
•  Multidimensional Scaling. Davison, Mark L. 1983. John Wiley.
•  Multidimensional Scaling. Cox, Trevor F. and Michael A. A. Cox 1994. Chapman and Hall.
• Multidimensional Scaling.Kruskal, Joseph B. and Myron Wish 1978. Sage
• Three-Way Scaling and Clustering. Arabie, Phipps; J. Douglas Carroll; Wayne S. DeSarbo 1987. Sage
• The Recovery of Structure in Linear and Ordinal Data: INDSCAL Versus ALSCAL. Weinberg, Sharon L. and Violeta C. Menil 1993. Multivariate Behavioral
  Research 28: 215-233.
•  Matrix and Stimulus Sample Sizes in the Weighted MDS Model: Empirical Metric Recovery Functions. Rodgers, Joseph Lee 1991. Applied Psychological
  Measurement 15: 71-77.
•  Assessing the Correspondence of One or More Vectors to a Symmetric Matrix Using Ordinal Regression. Reynolds, T.J. and K.H. Sutrick 1986.Psychometrika 51: 101-112.
•  ACDSCAL: An Algorithm for Assessing the Correspondence of One or More Vectors to a Symmetric Matrix Using Ordinal Regression. Reynolds, Thomas J.; David Weeks; Steve Perkins 1987. Psychometrika 52: 293-301.
• Cognitive DifferentiationAnalysis: A Regression Extension of the Reynolds-Sutrick Model.Reynolds, Thomas J. and Kenneth H. Sutrick 1988. Multivariate Behavioral Research 23: 451-467
• Robust Multidimensional Scaling. Spence, Ian and Stephan Lewandowski 1989. Psychometrika 54: 501-513.
• A Quasi-Nonmetric Method for Multidimensional Scaling via an Extended Euclidean Model.Winsberg, Suzanne and J. Douglas Carroll 1989.  Psychometrika 54: 217-229.
• MULTICLUS: A New Method for Simultaneously Performing Multidimensional Scaling and Cluster Analysis. DeSarbo, Wayne S.; Daniel J. Howard; Kamel Jedidi 1991.  Psychometrika 56: 121-136
• A Latent Class Approach to Fitting the Weighted Euclidean Model, CLSCAL. Winsberg, Suzanne and Geert de Soete 1993.  Psychometrika 58: 315-330.
•  Points of View AnalysisRevisited: Fitting Multidimensional Structures to Optimal Distance Components with Cluster Restrictions on the Variables. Meulman, Jacquelyn and Peter Verboon 1993. Psychometrika 58: 315-330.
• Cluster Differences Scaling with a Within-Cluster Loss Component and a Fuzzy Successive Approximation Strategy to Avoid Local Minima, Heiser, Willem J. and Patrick J. Groenen 1997. Psychometrika 62: 63-83.
•  Seriation andMultidimensional Scaling: A Data Analysis Approach to Scaling Asymmetric Proximity Matrices. Rodgers, Joseph Lee and Tony D. Thompson 1992. Applied Psychological Measurement 16: 105-117
• Relations Between Factor Analysis and Multidimensional Scaling. MacCallum, R.C. 1974.  Psychological Bulletin 81: 505-516.
• Multidimensional Scaling, Tree-Fitting, and Clustering. Shepard, Roger N. 1980 Science 210: 390-398.
• Why Factor Analysis is Often the Incorrect Model for Analyzing Bipolar Concepts and What Model to Use Instead. Van Schuur, Wijbrandt H. and Henk A. L. Kiers 1994. Applied Psychological Measurement 18: 97-110.

Hypothesis Testing and Confirmatory Multidimensional Scaling

• Constrained Multidimensional Scaling, Including Confirmation. Heiser, W.J. and J. Meulman 1983. Applied Psychological Measurement 7: 381-404.
•  On Evaluating the Equivalency of Alternative MDS Representations. Lingoes, James C. and Ingwer Borg 1986. Quality and Quantity 20: 249-256.
•  Multidimensional Rotation and Scaling of Configurations to Optimal Agreement. Peay, Edmund R. 1988.  Psychometrika 53: 199-208.
•   MULTISCALE, Ramsay, J.O. 1981. In Schiffman, Susan S.; M. Lance Reynolds; Forrest W. Young (1981) Introduction to Multidimensional Scaling. Academic Press. pp. 309-405.
•  Confidence Regions for INDSCAL Using the Jackknife and Bootstrap Techniques. Weinberg, Sharon L.; J. Douglas Carroll; Harvey S. Cohen 1984. Psychometrika 49: 475-491.
•  Statistical Tests of Group Differences in ALSCAL-Derived Subject Weights: Some Monte Carlo Results. Rodgers, Joseph Lee 1985. AppliedPsychological Measurement 9: 241-248.
•  Statistical Consistency and Hypothesis Testing for Nonmetric Multidimensional Scaling. Brady, Henry E. 1985. Psychometrika 50: 509-537.

Multidimensional Unfolding

• Individual Differences and Multidimensional Scaling. Carroll, J.D. 1972. In Shepard, Roger N., A. Kimball Romney, Sara Beth Nerlove (Editors), Multidimensional Scaling: Theory and Applications in the Behavioral Sciences (Volume I, Theory). Seminar Press: pp. 105-155. 
•  A Monte Carlo Examination of External Unfolding. Thompson, Paul 1989.
  Applied Psychological Measurement 13: 167-176.
•  Successive Unfolding of Family Preferences. Rodgers, J.L. and F.W. Young 1981. Applied Psychological Measurement 5: 51-62.
• A Comparison of Internal,External, and Successive Unfolding Based on Occupational Judgments. Brannick, Michael T. and June Hahn 1985.  Applied Psychological Measurement 9: 199-208.
• A Reformulation of the General Euclidean Model for The External Analysis of Preference Data. Davison, Mark L. 1988.  Psychometrika 53: 305-320.
• Three-Way Metric Unfolding via Alternating Weighted Least Squares. DeSarbo, Wayne S. and J. Douglas Carroll 1985.  Psychometrika 50: 275-300.
•  An Efficient Alternating Least Squares Algorithm to Perform Multidimensional Unfolding. Greenacre, Michael J. and Michael W. Browne 1986.  Psychometrika. 51: 241-250.
•  Factor and Ideal Point Analysis for Interpersonally Incomparable Data. Brady, Henry E. (1989) Psychometrika 54: 181-202.
• Dimensional Analysis of Ranking Data. Brady, Henry E. 1990.  American Journal of Political Science 34: 1017-1048.
•  Traits versus Issues: Factor versus Ideal Point Analysis of Candidate Thermometer Ratings. Brady, Henry E. 1990. Political Analysis 2: 97-129.
•  Estimating Flexible Distributions of Ideal Points with External Analysis of Preferences. Kamakura, Wagner A. 1991. Psychometrika 56: 419-431.
•  A Latent Class Unfolding Model for Analyzing Single Stimulus Preference Ratings. de Soete, Geert and Willem J. Heiser 1993. Psychometrika 58: 545-565.

Three Mode analysis

• Three-way scaling and clustering. Arabie, P., Carroll, J.D., & DeSarbo, W.S. 1987. Beverly Hills: Sage
• Three Mode Analysis -A complete list of references and softare on three-mode analysis held at Leiden University
   

Facet Theory/Analysis

• Facet Theory Approaches  to Social Research. Canter D. V. (ed). 1985New York: Springer Verlag
•  Applied Psychology: An International Review. (special issue on facet theory)1990,  vol.39, no.4, pp.363-512

Meta-analysis 

• Doing secondary analysis  Angela Dale, Sara Arber and Michael Procter; : Unwin Hyman, 1988. Library and Information Centre Call Number: HN29 DAL
• Meta-analysis : quantitative methods for research synthesis / Fredric M. Wolf; . ; London : Sage, 1986. Library and Information Centre Call Number: HA29 WOL
• Methods of meta-analysis : correcting error and bias in research findings / John E. Hunter, Frank L. Schmidt. Sage Publications, 1990 Library and Information Centre Call Number: HA29 HUN
• Synthesis Research Group (SynRG)
• Meta-analysis methods

Multilevel analysis 

• Introducing multilevel modeling, Ita Kreft, Jan de Leeuw: Sage, 1998 Library and Information Centre Call Number: H61 KRE
• Multilevel Analysis : An Introduction to Basic and Advanced Multilevel Modeling. Tom A B Snijders Roel J Bosker. 1999.(ISBN: 0761958908). Sage
•  Multilevel Statistical Models (2nd ed.). Goldstein, H. 1995. London: Arnold.
• Multilevel Models Project

Social Network Analysis

• Social Network Analysis: Methods and Applications. Wasserman, S., and Faust, K. 1994.  New York: Cambridge University Press.
•  Advances in Social Network Analysis: Research from the Social and Behavioral Sciences.Wasserman, S., and Galaskiewicz, J. 1994. Newbury Park, CA: Sage. (ISBN: 0803943032).
• Applied Network Analysis, A Methodological Introduction. Burt, R.S. and Minor, M. 1983.  Newbury Park, Sage.
• The distribution of power in exchange networks: Theory and experimental results.Cook, K.S., Emerson, R.M., Gilmore, M.R., and Yamagishi, T. 1983. American Journal of Sociology. 89, 275-305.
• Research Methods in Social Network Analysis. Freeman, L.C., White, DR., and Romney, A.K. 1989 (eds). Fairfax, VA: George Mason University Press.
• Network Data and Measurement. Marsden, P.V. 1990.  Annual Review of Sociology. 16, 435-463
•  Network analysis: Some basic principles. Wellman, B. 1983. In Collins, R. (ed.) Sociological Theory, 1983. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, pages 155-199.
• Introduction: Studying social  structures.Wellman, B., and Berkowitz, S.D. 1988. In Wellman, B., and Berkowitz, S.D. (eds.) Social Structures: A Network Approach, pages 1-14. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Neural network analysis

• Neural Networks
• Neural Networks. Herv?Abdi Dominique Valentin Betty Edelman. 1999. (ISBN: 0761914404). Sage
• Neural Networks : An Introductory Guide for Social Scientists. G. David Garson. 1998. (ISBN: 0761957316). Sage

Conjoint analysis

• Analyzing decision making : metric conjoint analysis  Jordan J. Louviere; Sage, 1988. Natural Sciences Library (NSL) Call Number: HN29 LOU
• The theory of choice : a critical guide  Shaun Hargreaves Heap ... [et al.]. Blackwell, 1992. LIC - one week loan Call Number: HB846.8 THE
• Consumer value : a framework for analysis and research edited by Morris Holbrook. Routledge, 1999 LIC -Call Number: HF5415.32 CON
• The Conjoint Literature Database

Nonlinear Systems -Chaos and Catastrophe theories

• Nonlinear Estimation
• Chaos Theory in the Social Sciences. Kiel, L. Douglas, and Euel Elliott, 1996. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.
• Growing Artificial Societies: Social Science from the Bottom Up.Epstein, Joshua M., and Robert Axtell, 1997. Washington D.C.: Brookings.
• Chaos and Catastrophe Theories. Courtney Brown. 1995. (ISBN: 0803958471). Sage
• Dynamic Modeling: An Introduction. Huckfeldt, R. Robert, C.W. Kohfeld, and Thomas W. Likens. 1982. Newbury Park, California: Sage
• 'Social Structures and Chaos Theory'  Smith, R. D. 1998. Sociological Research Online, vol. 3, no. 1
• Mathcad, Mathsoft Inc -software on modeling nonlinear systems

 Game Theory -Mathematical Models

•  Game Theory. Fudenberg, Drew and Jean Tirole 1992. Cambridge MA: The MIT
  Press
•  A Course in Game Theory. Osborne, Martin J. and Ariel Rubinstein 1994. Cambridge MA: The MIT Press.
• Game Theory for Applied Economists Gibbons, Robert 1992. Princeton, NJ:Princeton University Press.
•  Game Theory for Political Scientists Morrow, James D. 1994. Princeton NJ: Princeton University Press
• Signaling Games in Political Science Banks, Jeffrey S. 1991  Harwood Academic Publishers

Misuses of data and models

• The Uses and Misuses of Data and Models: The Mathematization of the Human Sciences. W James Bradley & Kurt C Schaefer. 1998. (ISBN: 0761909222). Sage
• Pitfalls of data analysis by Helberg

ONLINE STATISTICAL RESOURCES

• Electronic statistics textbook statsoft
• Statistics online (Advice on which statistical method to use) from UCLA edited by Jan de Leeuw
• Introductory statistics: Concepts, models, and applications David W. Stockburger
• Knowledge Base
• Statistical Links and advice from York University
• Selecting Statistics
• GESIS SocioGuide: Methods and Software
• Extensive list of statistics-related links on the web
• Statlib
• Free statistical packages
• Summary of Survey Analysis Software
• Statistics on the Internet
• Virtual Library- statistics
• Content analysis Resources
• The Conjoint Literature Database
• Synthesis Research Group (SynRG)
• Meta-analysis methods
• Resampling methods
• Introduction to PLS and structural equation modelling -
• Statistical resources and software
• SSI home page (LISREL, etc)
• Social Research updates University of Surrey
• Guide to Statistical Computing Resources on the Internet
• Item Response Theory Models For Unfolding
• Multilevel Models Project
• Office of Scale Research
• Structural Equation Modeling

RESEARCH ETHICS

General

• Research Ethics.R.L. Penslar,  Indiana University Press. 1995. ISBN 0-253-34312-7 
• Research Ethics - A Reader. Elliott, D. and J. E. Stern.1997. University Press of New England, Hanover, NH.
• Research ethics: A psychological approach.   Stanley, Barbara H; Sieber, Joan E and Melton, Gary B (Eds)  1996. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press.ISBN: 0803241887
•  The Scientific Attitude.Grinnell, F. 1992. Guilford Press, New York
•  Research Ethics: Cases and Materials. Penslar, Robin Levin (ed.). 1995. Indiana University Press, Bloomington, IN
•  The Ethics of Scientific Research - A Guidebook for Course Development. Stern, Judy E. and Deni Elliott. 1997. University of New England Press, Hanover, NH
• Ethical Problems in Academic Research J.P. Swazey, M.S. Anderson, and K.S. Lewis. " American Scientist. Vol. 81, 1993, p. 542
• Scientists and the Integrity of Research.B. Alberts and K. Shine,  Science. Vol. 266, December 9, 1994, p. 1660
• Scientific Imagination and Integrity.  K. J. Ryan.  Science 1996 July 12; 273 (5272):163
• Research on research ethics. Adair, John G  American Psychologist. 1988 Oct; Vol 43(10): 825-826 Library and Information Centre BF1.A52
• Ethics in Research, William M.K. Trochim
• On Being A Scientist; Responsible Conduct in Research - National Academy of Sciences
• Guidelines for research ethics in the social sciences, The Research Council of Norway
• Science Ethics - Essay by Henry H. Bauer.
• Moral Reasoning in Scientific Research  by Bebeau et al
• Ethics in Science, Virginia Tech
• On-line Science Ethics Resources
• Ethics in Science - University of Wisconsin at Madison
• Science and Ethics On-Line Books - from the National Academy Press
• Ethics Update, edited by Lawrence M. Hinman
• Conduct and Misconduct in Science, by David Goodstein
• Preparing Future Faculty
• Misconduct in Science: Do Scientists Need A Professional Code of Ethics?
• Bad Science
• Integrity of Research Policy National Science Foundation
• Ethics and research
• Ethics, Values and the Promise of Science, Sigma Xi Forum
• Science Ed Ethics Links
• The Net: User Guidelines and Netiquette. by Arlene Rinaldi.
• Kennedy Institute of Ethics.
• OnLine Ethics.org
• Office of Research Integrity
• Ethical and Legal Aspects of Human Subjects Research in Cyberspace.
• Librarian's Guide to Ethics on the Net
• Center for the Advancement of Applied Ethics, Carnegie Mellon University

Data collection ethics

• Organizational dimensions of marketing-research ethics.  Skinner, Steven J; Ferrell, O C and Dubinsky, Alan J 1988. Journal of Business Research. May; Vol 16(3): 209-223 

• Code of standards and ethics for survey research, Council of American Survey Research Organizations

• ICC/ESOMAR International Code of Marketing and Social Research Practice

Codes

• The codification of research ethics: Views of a Doubting Thomas.  Gergen, Kenneth J American Psychologist. 1973 Oct; Vol. 28(10): 907-912 Library and Information Centre BF1.A52 

• Code Of Ethical Conduct, The Academy Of Management

• American Marketing Association Code of Ethics
• The Chartered Institute of Marketing Code of Professional Standards
• The Code of Professional Ethics and Practices of the Marketing Research Association
• Codes of Ethics Online Illinois Institute of Technology
   

CAREER ADVICE FOR GRADUATES

General

• How to Have a Bad Career in Research / Academia (pdf file) (slides) (audio)  by Dave Patterson, Berkeley
• The Assistant Professor's Guide to the Galaxy by George Bekey
• The Academic's Handbook. Deneef, A. L., C. D. Goodwin, and E. S. McCrate, eds. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 1988.
•  A Ph.D. is Not Enough! A guide to Survival in Science. Peter J. Feibelman. Addison-Wesley Publishing Company 1993
• The Compleat Academic: A practical guide for the beginning social scientist. M. P. Zanna and J. M. Darley (Eds.). Random House, 1987.
• Advice to a Young Scientist. P. B. Medwar. Basic Books, 1979. 0-465-00092-4
• The Incomplete Guide to the Art of Discovery. Jack E. Oliver. Columbia University Press, 1991. 0-231-07620-7
• 'A Simulation of the Structure of Academic Science' Gilbert, N. (1997) Sociological Research Online, vol. 2, no. 2,

Job Hunting

• The Resume Kit, 3rd edition. Beatty R.  New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1995
•  National Business Employment Weekly: Resumes, 2nd Edition. Besson T.New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1996
• What Color is Your Parachute? 1999 A Practical Manual for Job Hunters and Career Changers. Bolles, R.N Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press, 1998.
• Zen the Art of Making a Living: A Practical Guide to Creative Career Design. Boldt, L.G.  New York, New York: Penguin Books USA., 1993
• Writing for Results: A Resume Workbook. Brett, P.  Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing Corp., 1990
• The Perfect Interview: How to Get the Job You Really Want. Drake, JD. New York: Amacom, 1991.
•  Getting Ready to Negotiate: The Getting to Yes Workbook. Fisher, R., and W. Ury New York: Penguin Books, 1995.
•  Getting to Yes, 2nd edition. Fisher, R., and W. Ury. New York: Penguin Books, 1991.
•  To Boldly Go: A Practical Career Guide for Scientists.  Fiske PS.Washington, D.C.: American Geophysical Union, 1996.
•  The Academic Job Search Handbook, 2nd Edition. Heiberger MM& Vick JM. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1992.
•  National Business Employment Weekly: Interviewing, 2nd edition. Hirsh AS. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1996.
• The Smart Women's Guide to Interviewing and Salary Negotiation, 2nd edition. King, JA.  Franklin Lakes, Nj: Career Press, 1995
• Getting an Academic Job: Strategies for Success. Kronenfeld JJ & Whicker ML.  London: Sage Publications, 1997.
• . Sweaty Palms: The Neglected Art of Being Interviewed. Medley, H.A Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press, 1993.
•  Career Planning Today: Hire Me! 3rd Edition. Powell CR. Bloomington: Indiana University, 1995.
•  National Business Employment Weekly: Networking.  Richardson DB.New York: Wiley, 1994.
•  Career Renewal. San Diego:  Rosen S and Paul C.Academic Press, 1998.
• The Teaching Portfolio. Selden P.  Bolton, MA: Anker Publishing, 1991.
• It's Negotiable: The How-To Handbook of Win/Win Tactics. Stark, PB. San Diego, CA: Pfeiffer & Company, 1994.
•  Knock 'Em Dead: The Ultimate Job Seeker's Handbook. Yate, M.Holbrook, MA: Adams Media Corp.,
•  Cover Letters That Knock 'Em Dead. Yate, M. Holbrook, MA: Adams Media Corp., 1995

• Interview preparation guide, By Trina Sego and Jef I. Richards

• The B&B Primer on First Job Haggling

• Jobs.net, Career Centre advice

Teaching

• Teaching Tips, Links and Resources, University of Kansas
• Learning How to Teach: How to Do It and Why You Want to by Douglas Curran Everrett.
• TAs as Teachers - Handbook for Teaching Assistants at UCSB" 
• Teaching Tips from UC Berkeley
• Improving Your Teaching: A Short Reading List, University of Waterloo
• Tips on Lecturing: A Short Reading List, University of Waterloo
• Small Group Teaching: A Short Reading List, University of Waterloo
• Short Bibliography on College Teaching from Stanford
• The importance of teaching, by Richard Feynman
• Mastering the Techniques of Teaching. Joseph Lowman. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1990.
• Teaching Tips: Strategies, Research and Theory for College and University Teachers, 9th Edition. Wilbert J. McKeachie. D. C. Heath and Company, 1994 0-669-19434-4
•  Quick starters: New faculty who succeed. Boice, R. In Michael Theall and Jennifer Franklin (eds.), Effective Practices for Improving Teaching. New Directions for Teaching and Learning, no. 48., Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1991
• Improving your Classroom Teaching. Maryellen Weimer. Newbury Park and London: Sage Publications, 1993. 0-8039-4976-6.
• Everything you need to know about developing a grading plan for your course (well, almost). Hammons, J.O and Barnsley, J.R.  Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 3: pp. 51-68, 1992.
•  Learning, inauthentic testing. McClymer, J.F. and Knoles, L.Z. Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, vol. 3, pp. 33-50, 1992
•  Teaching Tips: A Guidebook for the Beginning College Teacher, 9th Edition. McKeachie, W. J. Lexington, MA: D.C.Heath and Co., 1994.
• Charting Your Course: How to Prepare to Teach More Effectively. Pregent, R.  Madison, WI: Magna Publications, 1994
• Tips for Improving Testing and Grading. Ory, J.C. and Ryan, K.E Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications, 1993

Getting Published

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Networking 

• Networking on the Network, by Phil Agre, UCLA
   

Administration

• Chairing the Academic Department: A Short Reading List

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