Research 101
RESEARCH IS DIFFICULT! - everyone, everywhere.
Our research strategies are unique to how each of us goes about finding and retrieving information.
The purpose of the Research 101 Guide is to provide students and faculty with an introduction to the Library's research services, provide tips for search strategies, and highlight specific health sciences websites.
Getting Started
Conducting research can be a stressful undertaking for even the most seasoned researchers. Therefore, a good first step is to plan your research strategies beforehand.
Create a Plan
- A good way of tracking your progress and staying ahead of deadlines is by creating a Research timeline that will allow you to separate your research into manageable segments.
- Write down your goals and objectives. Researchers have to evaluate hundreds of resources; having a clear sense of your goals and objectives can help you determine how/if a resource fits into your research.
- Develop search strategies to shorten your "time to find". Keeping track of keywords and subjects that are being used most frequently will improve the accuracy of your searches. Furthermore, develop a working knowledge of advanced search techniques to focus your searches.
- Search for background information about your topic. Reference sources, such as: encyclopedias, dictionaries, and bibliographic databases, are great research starters. Use reference sources and databases to construct a working knowledge of your topic. Once you have located enough background information, you can focus your topic.
- BMJ: Research to Publication
Research to Publication will prepare students, faculty, and staff to become a published author. Eight courses guide you through the steps associated with doing research and getting published in a high-quality journal.
- Research to Publication: Create an Account "How-To" Guide
Library Resources
Introduction to Research and Medical Literature for Health Professionals by ISBN: 9781284153774Publication Date: 2019-03-25Limited User Access (3 Copies Available)
Primer of Applied Regression and Analysis of Variance, Third Edition by ISBN: 9780071824118Publication Date: 2016-04-08
Research Methodology in the Health Sciences: a Quick Reference Guide by ISBN: 9781260463286Publication Date: 2021-03-09
Users' Guides to the Medical Literature: a Manual for Evidence-Based Clinical Practice by ISBN: 9780071790710Publication Date: 2014-12-30
Algorithms of Oppression by Call Number: ZA4230 .N63 2018ISBN: 9781479849949Publication Date: 2018-02-20
Developing Effective Research Proposals by Call Number: Q 180.A1 P984d 2006ISBN: 9781412921268Publication Date: 2006-10-27
How to Read a Paper by Call Number: WB 102.5 G813h 2019ISBN: 9781119484745Publication Date: 2019-05-06- Introduction to Research and Medical Literature for Health Professionals by Call Number: W 20.5 I6193 2020ISBN: 9781284153774Publication Date: 2019-03-25
Practical Guide to Clinical Research by Call Number: W 20.5 C376c 2013ISBN: 9781937554637Publication Date: 2013-05-01
Statistics Done Wrong by Call Number: WA 950 R371s 2015ISBN: 9781593276201Publication Date: 2015-03-31
- BMJ: Research to Publication
Research to Publication will prepare students, faculty, and staff to become a published author. Eight courses guide you through the steps associated with doing research and getting published in a high-quality journal.
