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Resources for research

Your project will require you to find and use a range of different types of information. This might include (but is not limited to): 

  • Scholarly books & ebooks - good starting point
  • Peer reviewed academic journal articles 
  • Good quality trade magazine articles (e.g. Harvard Business Review, The Economist)
  • Industry data, statistics & reports, government reports 
  • News/media articles (if your assignments specify that you can use this type of resource)
  • Grey literature

Refer to the Types of Publication page in Study Smart to find out more about the range of information you might be using in your assignments.

Remember, the type of information you need to find and use will depend on your project.

Explore the remainder of this guide for ideas on they types of resources you might use and where to find them.

Other guides of interest include:

Both guides identify electronic datasets to support statistical research in the social sciences.

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