About this guide

This guide will help students gather sources for their literature review assignment in Professor Rachel Kraus's Sociology 683 course, Qualitative Research Methods. The guide provides links to resources useful for gathering scholarly articles from sociology and social sciences journals and for exploring potential research questions, along with research advice.

The guide is organized into five additional pages:

"Getting started" includes information about exploring areas of interest and finding workable research questions.
"Searching for peer-reviewed articles" includes information about finding scholarly journal articles about your topic.
"Focusing your research" includes information about determining which articles on a topic have been particularly impactful and drawing connections between the articles you will gather.
"Help and tips" includes information about useful library services, including research support.
"Books about qualitative research methods" lists some books in the University Libraries' collections that might help you build familiarity with these research methods.

Click the links on the left to navigate among the guide's pages.