Researching

Websites

• Doing the researchUEfAP
• Lean LibraryBrowser extension for accessing UEA Library resources when off-campus
• Microsoft FormsOnline survey tool
• Research using the InternetUniversity of Toronto
• SurveyMonkeyOnline survey tool
• Surveys and questionnairesLondon Metropolitan University
• ZoteroFree tool to collect, organize, cite and share research

Books

Complete books

• The A-Z of Social Research by Robert L. Miller and John D. Brewer (2003)
• Developing a Questionnaire by Bill Gillham. 2nd edn. (2008)
• The Foundations of Research by Jonathan Grix. 2nd edn. (2010)
• A Gentle Guide to Research Methods by Gordon Rugg and Marian Petre (2006)
• Questionnaire Design by Ian Brace. 3rd edn. (2013)
• Research Skills by Jeremy Jolley (2013)

Chapters

• Data, information and decisions
  The Business Student’s Handbook by Sheila Cameron. 6th edn. (2016)
• Research skills and orientations
  Ultimate Study Skills Handbook by Sarah Moore et al. (2010)
• Researching and managing information for study
  The Study Skills Handbook by Stella Cottrell. 5th edn. (2019)
• Standing on the shoulders of others: doing research
  Study Skills for International Postgraduates by Martin Davies (2011)

Sources: web

• Google ScholarAcademic search engine
• UEA LibraryMain search page
• A-Z DatabasesDatabases available through UEA Library
• BrowZineOnline academic journals, arranged by subject
• Credo ReferenceOnline encyclopedia
• Rutgers Research GuidesSubject guides
• UEA Subject GuidesResources for subjects studied at UEA
• Web of ScienceSearch engine
• WikipediaJust don’t quote it!

Sources: books

Search for printed books and ebooks here.

Collections

Credo Reference
Over 1000 reference books

EBSCOhost eBook Collection
Ebooks on various subjects

O’Reilly
Books on IT, business, career development, etc.
For help with accessing the O’Reilly site, look at our Researching page.

Oxford Reference
Online reference books

ProQuest Ebook Central
Over 55,000 ebooks on various subjects

ScienceDirect
Journal articles and book chapters

👉 See also other ebook collections in UEA’s A-Z Databases.

Sources: news

Current

• Gale OneFile: NewsDatabase of (mostly) English newspapers from 50 countries
• Newspapers and magazinesUEA Library guide
• NexisInternational newspaper database
• PressReaderNewspapers from around the world

Historical

• British Library NewspapersLocal and national newspapers from 1685
• Daily MailBritish, 1896-2004
• Elephind.comCollection of historical newspapers
• Google News Archive19th and 20th century newspapers
• The Guardian and The ObserverBritish, 1791-2003
• New York Times1851-2011
• TelegraphBritish, 1855-2000
• The TimesBritish, 1785-2019

Video

Finding sources with UEA Library and Google Scholar

Background music is ‘Mist and Clouds’ from the album The Scope by Kai Engel, licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial Licence.

How to access O’Reilly materials

The O’Reilly for Higher Education site has books and videos on IT, business, accounting, economics, maths, science, design, journalism, career development and other topics.

1. Go to the O’Reilly sign-in page.
2. Click on Select your institution and choose Not listed? Click here (the top option).
   
3. Enter your UEA email address, e.g. n.obody@uea.ac.uk and click on Let’s Go.
4. You should receive an email inviting you to create a password. You don’t have to do this. You can just enter your email address each time you visit the site.
5. If you do create a password, then next time you visit the site, click on Already a user? Click here.