See below for a brief explanation of each page of this guide.
- Discover resources to help with the social science research process, including formulating a research question.
- Examine the advantages, disadvantages, and differences between scholarly, trade, grey, and popular sources.
- Learn about peer review, primary and secondary sources, and how to identify different types of scholarly articles.
- Explore a list of recommended research databases and learn how to develop search strategies.
- Find reliable sources of data and statistics at the federal and state levels.
- Gain guidance on APA style, including how to format a paper, use in-text citations, and cite sources. This page also includes information on writing annotated bibliographies and literature reviews.
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