Research Assistance
The following information provides access to further resources to support your research in this discipline. The books listed on this page are only a sample of books held in the Library. To find others, search the Catalogue using the subject heading subject headings suggested under Useful Search Terms. For further help, see your Subject Librarian.
Page contents
- Research Methodology
- Writing up Research
- Useful Search Terms
- EndNote
- Thesis Guides & Support
- Copyright
- Digital Thesis Deposit
- Resources
Research Methodology
- An introduction to qualitative research
- Handbook of data analysis
- Social research methods
- SAGE handbook of qualitative research
- SAGE handbook of quantitative methodology for the social sciences
Writing up Research
- A practical guide to the qualitative dissertation
- Writing up qualitative research
- Complete your qualitative dissertation : a roadmap from beginning to end
- Doing your undergraduate social science dissertation
- Doctorates downunder
- Quantitative data analysis using SPSS: an introduction for health & social science
- Seven rules for social research
- Writing by degrees : a practical guide to writing theses and research papers
- Academic writing for graduate students : essential tasks and skills
- Authoring a PhD : how to plan, draft, write, and finish a doctoral thesis or dissertation
- Thinking to thesis : a guide to graduate success at all levels
Useful Search Terms
A list of subject headings that you may find useful when locating resources in the Library Catalogue.
- social surveys
- social sciences statistical methods
- social sciences research
- social sciences methodology
- research methodology
- social sciences research methodology
- qualitative research
- dissertations academic
EndNote
EndNote is a bibliographic software programme which manages references (citations) you collect from databases or create manually. The programme formats the saved citations in any standard reference format automatically. EndNote is also capable of saving fulltext articles (in PDF format and/or in text). The Subject Librarians support EndNote and offer tutorials.
Guides are given out at tutorial sessions or may be downloaded:- About EndNote
- UoW EndNote XI Guide[341 kb]
- UoW EndNote Importing & Exporting[304 kb]
- UoW EndNote X4 Guide [542 kb]
- UoW EndNote X3 Guide [770 kb]
Copyright Guidelines
Copyright Guidelines for Research Students[67 kb]
University of Waikato Copyright Information
Thesis guides & support
Writing and submitting a dissertation or thesis at the University of Waikato [209 kb]
FASS Graduate Guide to Masters Theses and Dissertations [442 kb]
FASS Resources and Support for Graduate & Postgraduate Students
Student Learning - Doctoral Writing
Digital Thesis Deposit
Digital Thesis Deposit
includes
a link to the digital thesis deposit form.
Step by Step guide to depositing your thesis[300 kb]
Resources
Databases
Coverage: 1965 to present (Index)
Includes approximately 10,000 journals combining Science Citation, Social Sciences Citation and Arts and Humanities Citation Indexes. Allows keyword, author, title, author's address and cited reference searching. Includes ISI Proceedings. To access personalised features, such as 'My Citation Alerts', remember to sign in first. If slow to load, clear browser cache.
» User Guide
Coverage: 1979 to present (Index)
Coverage of current research focused on social work, human services and related areas including social welfare, social policy and community development. Abstracts and indexes over 1,300 publications.
Coverage: 1952 to present (Index)
Covers the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioural sciences. Provides abstracts of journal articles and citations to book reviews drawn from over 1,800 serials publications.
