Try a New Method for your Research: Research Tools for Primary and Secondary Research. Who is this guide for? If you are about to start writing an academic paper or have already started writing it, this Presentation is for you! Even if you have already finished writing your paper and published it, this presentation is helpful for you to increase your knowledge and experience in the usage of other tools that you have not used before. What will you learn? - The fastest way to source and browse key literature - How to collect data quickly and painlessly - Where to find up-to-date data for your statistical research - Where to submit or publish your research papers - Where to network with other researchers, professors, and Ph.D. students WHAT WILL BE COVERED IN THIS PRESENTATION? - Search Engines - Reliable Statistical Databases - Reliable Article Sources (Publishers) - Networks Secondary (Theoretical) Research - WHAT IS IT? It is a non-empirical approach to research that usually involves perusal of mostly published works like researching through archives of public libraries, courtrooms and published academic journals.

1. RESEARCH TOOLS
T R Y A N E W M E T H O D F O R Y O U R R E S E A R C H
for Primary and Secondary Research

2. Who is this guide for?
Even if you have already finished writing your
paper and published it, this presentation is
helpful for you to increase your knowledge and
experience in the usage of other tools that you
have not used before.
If you are about to start writing an
academic paper or have already
started writing it, this Presentation
is for you!

3. What
will you
learn?
The fastest way to source and browse key literature
How to collect data quickly and painlessly
Where to find up-to-date data for your statistical research
Where to submit or publish your research papers
Where to network with other researchers, professors, and Ph.D.
students

4. O U T L I N EWHAT WILL BE COVERED IN THIS PRESENTATION
SECONDARY RESEARCH TOOLS
Search Engines
Reliable Statistical
Databases
Reliable Article Sources
(Publishers)
Networks
1
2
3
4

5. WHAT
IS IT?
Secondary (Theoretical) Research
SECONDARY
RESEARCH TOOLS
It is a non­empirical approach to research that
usually involves perusal of mostly published works
like researching through archives of public libraries,
courtrooms and published academic journals.

6. 1SEARCH ENGINES

7. As a researcher, you usually start with a
vague concept or an idea of your research.
To further clarify, deepen and refine the
research idea researchers should access
relevant literature.
For fast, easy and intuitive browsing,
researchers turn to reliable and
comprehensive search engines.

8. Develop a habit of continuously sourcing new
articles relevant to your research topic.
Academic literature search engines are
useful in all the stages of your research
process. You will use them when
developing the research concept, in the
process of literature review, and in the
research paper writing process.
Search
Engines

9. Search
Engines
List
1. Google Scholar
2. WorldCat
3. ScienceDirect

10. SECONDARY
RESEARCH TOOLS
1
GoogleScholar

11. Scholar
is much different from
Google
Search
Engines
Google

12. vs
Google
Scholar
Google
Indexes academic
information from
various online
web resources
searches public
Web content

13. Articles
Theses
Books
Abstracts
Court opinions
Academic publishers
Professional societies
Online repositories
Universities
Other web sites
FROM
WITH GOOGLE
SCHOLAR YOU
CAN SEARCH
ACROSS

14. SearchEngines
WorldCat
2
world's largest network
of library
content
and
services
SearchEngi

15. Digital contents as downloadable audiobooks;
Article citations with links to their full text;
Authoritative research materials, such as documents
and photos of local or historic significance;
Digital versions of rare items that aren't available to
the public.
You can search for popular books, music CDs
and videos—all of the physical items you're
used to getting from libraries.
WorldCat
What else you can discover:

16. Science
Direct
Science
Direct
Science
Direct
3

17. Science
researchers
teachers
students
health care professionals
information professionals
Direct
An information solution for:
ScienceDirect combines
authoritative,full-text scientific,
technical and health publications

18. 2STATISTICAL
DATABASES

19. The data exists.
It is just
waiting for
someone to
analyze it.
The first step of finding data is to know
where to look. Existing online
databases may, in fact, include data
which you are looking for.
The data collection process doesn't need to be strenuous.
The challenge of sourcing relevant data is encountered by
many researchers.
INTRODUCTION TO RELIABLE STATISTICAL DATABASES

20. RELIABLE STATISTICAL
DATABASES
WORLD BANK
A COLLECTION OF
DEVELOPMENT
INDICATORS, COMPILED
FROM OFFICIALLY-
RECOGNIZED
INTERNATIONAL
SOURCES
OECD
MAINTAINS
SEVERAL
DATABASES,
COVERING A
WIDE RANGE OF
TOPICS
UNDATA
AN INTERNET SEARCH
ENGINE, RETRIEVING
DATA SERIES FROM
STATISTICAL
DATABASES PROVIDED
BY THE UN SYSTEM
OECD

21. A COLLECTION
DEVELOPMENT
INDICATORS,
COMPILED FRO
OFFICIALLY-
RECOGNIZED
INTERNATIONA
SOURCES
WORLD BANK

22. WORLD BANK
Includes national, regional and global estimates
consistent
THE MOST
CURRENT
accurate
reliable database concerning Global
Development Indicators.
,

23. MAINTAINS
SEVERAL
DATABASES,
COVERING A WIDE
RANGE OF TOPICS
OECD
MAINTAINS
SEVERAL
DATABASES,
COVERING A WIDE
RANGE OF TOPICS

24. THE STATISTICAL METHODOLOGY PORTAL CONTAINS LINKS TO
SEVERAL SOURCES OF DOCUMENTATION:
DATA CAN BE ACCESSED THROUGH FOUR DIFFERENT
PORTALS ON OECD’S WEBSITE:
an online Glossary of Statistical Terms
workshop documents
methodological manuals
Statistics Portal
OECD.Stat
SourceOECD
OECD Index of Statistical Variables

25. OECD
Most of the data are also
published in printed publications,
such as OECD Factbook, OECD
in Figures and OECD Economic
Outlook.
OECD
OECD
OECD
OECD
OECDOECD
OECD

26. UNA N I N T E R N E T S E A R C H E N G I N E ,
R E T R I E V I N G D A T A S E R I E S F R O M
S T A T I S T I C A L D A T A B A S E S P R O V I D E D B Y
T H E U N S Y S T E M
data

27. E D U C A T I O N
E M P L O Y M E N T
E N E R G Y
E N V I R O N M E N T
F O O D A N D A G R I C U L T U R E
H E A L T H
H U M A N D E V E L O P M E N T
I N D U S T R Y
I N F O R M A T I O N A N D C O M M U N I C A T I O N T E C H N O L O G Y
N A T I O N A L A C C O U N T S
P O P U L A T I O N
R E F U G E E S
T R A D E A N D T O U R I S M
SEARCHANDDOWNLOAD
STATISTICALRESOURCES COVERING:
U
N
data

28. 3ARTICLE SOURCES

29. N O T C E R T A I N W H E R E T O A C C E S S R E L E V A N T
R E S E A R C H P A P E R S ?
First thing is to understand literature
sources and make sure they are
reliable.
Using reliable sources and literature in
research papers is essential to
strengthen your argument. Sources
and articles used need to be both
credible and relevant so that they
enhance your paper's quality rather
than undermine it.
Turn to the publishers and article
archives that we provide to you in
the following slides to find the
paper that helps you build and
support your thesis, and explains
your findings.

30. R E L I A B L E A R T I C L E
S O U R C E S
( P U B L I S H E R S )
E M E R A L D I N S I G H T J S T O R
E B S C O

31. Text journal articles
Case studies
Reviews and abstracts
E M E R A L D
I N S I G H T
Business & Management
Social Sciences
Engineering
Health Services Management
01

32. JSTOR
02
(Journal Storage – The Scholarly
Journal Archive) is an important
multidisciplinary full-text database.
J
This is an archive of scholarly
journals, giving access mainly
to older volumes of journals,
mostly from the beginning of
the publication of the
journals.
JSTOR
STOR
JSTOR
. . . . .

33. EBSCOPremium content through:
databases
e-books
journals
magazines
Online version of EBSCO products at:
academic institutions
schools
public libraries
hospitals
medical institutions
corporations
government institutions
0

34. • American Doctoral Dissertations, 1933­1955
• Library, Information Science and Technology Abstracts
• GreenFILE
• European Views of the Americans: 1493­1750
• Teacher Reference Center
EBSCO offers five free resources accessible to
any researcher to any researcher at any time:

35. 4NETWORKS

36. The research process is easier and more
enjoyable when you have someone to
share it with. Networking, collaborating
on research projects and exchanging
knowledge is well facilitated via social
networks for researchers.
Find someone who shares your research
interests, and let your work reach
a wider audience.
Engage in research networks and
spread your ideas.

37. ETWORKS
These networks, blogs, and other social sites were created by
scientists, for scientists. So no matter which field you’ve chosen,
you’ll find something here to meet your academic needs.
NETWORKS NETWORKS NETWORKS NETWOR
Research Leap ResearchGate

38. NETWORKS NETWORKS NETWORKS NETWORKS
Research
Leap
International journal hosting platform for business
research, management and innovation.
ResearchLeap helps research communities create
a meaningful impact that enhances
knowledge
supports teaching.
and

39. Research
NETWORKS NETWORKS NETWORKS NETWORKS
Leap
Journal hosting
Statistical consulting for
businesses
Academic research consulting
Statistical expert testimony
Find reliable articles for citing
Upload your own article
Discuss your work with
specialists
Collaborate with colleagues
Communicate with other
business specialists and
improve your research
ResearchLeap’s
web-based solutions
include:
which means that here
you can

40. ResearchGate is a social networking site for scientists and
researchers to share papers, ask and answer questions, and
find collaborators.
ResearchGate
NETWORKSNETWORKSNETWORKS
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NETWORKS
People that wish to use the site need to have an email address at a
recognized institution or to be manually confirmed as a published
researcher in order to sign up for an account.
Members of the site each have a user profile and can upload research
output including papers, data, chapters, negative results, patents,
research proposals, methods, presentations, and software source
code.
Users may also follow the activities of other users and engage in
discussions with them. Users are also able to block interactions with
other users.

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