The following is a selected list of recent guides, handbooks, and texts. To find additional works, check GLADIS or MELVYL under the following subject headings:

• Case method
• Data collection--methods
• Data interpretation, Statistical
• Demographic surveys
• Evaluation research
• Focused group interviewing
• Participant observation
• Questionnaires
• Research design
• Sampling (statistics)
• Social sciences--[methodology, research, statistical methods, etc.]
• Social surveys--[handbooks, methodology, etc.]
• Sociology--[methodology, research, statistical methods]
• Statistics--methods

For journal articles on social science research methodology, research design, measurement, etc use the following indexes/abstracts: Sociological Abstracts or PsycINFO or browse journals such as Applied psychological measurement, Evaluation review: a journal of applied social research , Historical social research , Journal of mathematical sociology , Social science research, Sociological methods & research. Check GLADIS or MELVYL for library locations or electronic availability.

DICTIONARIES

• Robinson, David and Val Reed, eds. The A-Z of Social Research Jargon. Brookfield, Vermont: Ashgate, 1998. H49.5 A15 1998 SocW Desk
• Schwandt, Thomas A. Dictionary of qualitative inquiry. 2nd ed. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications: 2001. H61.S4435 2001 Doe Ref, Busi Ref
• Vogt, W.Paul. The Dictionary of Statistics and Methodology: a Nontechnical Guide for the Social Sciences. 2nd ed. Newbury Park: Sage , 1999. HA17.V64 1999 Bus/Econ, Doe Ref, Envi

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ENCYCLOPEDIAS

• K. Kempf-Leonard, ed. Encyclopedia of social measurement. Boston : Elsevier, 2005. 3 vols. HA29.E535 2005 Doe Ref
• Lewis-Beck and others, eds. The Sage encyclopedia of social science research methods. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage, 2004. 3 vols. H62.S34 2004 Doe Ref

BIBLIOGRAPHIES

• Bausell, R. Barker. Advanced research methodology; an annotated guide to sources. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow, 1991. H62.A12 B381 1991 Main
• Huttner, Harry. The multilevel design: a guide with annotated bibliography, 1980-1993. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood, 1995. H62.A12 H88 1995 Main
• Walden, Graham R. Survey research methodology, 1990-1999 : an annotated bibliography. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2002. HM538.W35 2002 Doe Ref

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GENERAL WORKS

Note: There may be additional locations for older editions of some of the works listed below. Check GLADIS or Pathfinder for the complete holdings of all editions and for availability.

• Babbie, Earl R. The Practice of Social Research. 9th ed. Belmont: Wadsworth, 2001. H62.B2 2001 Main, Moffitt, SocW. See also his Basics of Social Research. 2nd ed. H62.B18 2002 SocW Desk
• Bailey, Kenneth. Methods of Social Research. 4th ed. New York: Free Press, 1994. HM24.B295 1994 Main
• Bechhofer, Frank. Principles of Research Design in the Social Sciences. NY: Routledge, 2000. H61.B425 2000 Main
• Berg, Bruce Lawrence. Qualitative Research Methods for the Social Sciences. 4rd ed. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 2001. H61.B4715 2001 Main
• Black, Thomas R. Evaluating Social Science Research: An Introduction. Thousand Oaks: Sage, 1993. H62.B56 1993 Main
• Black, Thomas R. Doing Quantitative Research in the Social Sciences: an integrated approach to research design, measurement and statistics. London, Sage, 1999 H61.B4765 1999 Envi, IGS, Main
• Bouma, Gary D., and G.B.J. Atkinson. A Handbook of Social Science Research. New York: Oxford University Press, 1995. H62.D582 1995 Main
• Coffey, Amanda. Making Sense of Qualitative Data: Complementary Research Strategies. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 1996. HM48.C6 1996 Main
• Creswell, John W. Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches. 2nd ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2003. H62.C6963 2003 Main, PubHlth, Envi
• Denzin, Norman K., and Yvonna S. Lincoln, eds. Handbook of Qualitative Research. 2nd ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2000. H62.H2455 2000 PubHlth, SocW, Busi, Main, Ed/P
• Hammersley, Martyn. Taking sides in social research: essays on partisanship and bias. London; New York: Routledge, 2000. H62.H2338 2002 Main
• Feminist approaches to theory and methodology: an interdisciplinary reader. S. Hesse-Biber, Christina Gilmartin, and Robin Lydenberg, eds. New York: Oxford University Press, 1999. HQ1180.F43 1999 Main
• Handbook of Applied Social research Methods. L. Bickman and Debra Rog, eds. Thousand Oaks, CA:Sage, 1998. H62.H24534 1998 Public Health, Main, Envi
• Hedrick, Terry E., Leonard Bickman, and Debra J. Rog. Applied Research Design: A Practical Guide. Newbury Park, CA: Sage, 1993. H62.H3713 1993 Main, PubHlth
• Howe, Renate, and Ros Lewis. A Student Guide to Research in Social Science. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1993. H61.H77 1993 Main, Moffitt
• Hult, Christine A. Researching and Writing in the Social Sciences. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1996. H62.H725 1996 Main
• Katzer, Jeffrey. Evaluating Information: a Guide for Users of Social Science Research. 4th ed. Boston: McGraw-Hill, 1998. H62.K378 1998 SocW
• Marshall, Catherine. Designing Qualitative Research. Thousand Oaks,CA: 1999. H62M277 1999 Busi, Main
• Maykut, Pamela S., and Richard Morehouse. Beginning Qualitative Research: A Philosophic and Practical Guide. Washington, DC: Falmer, 1994. H61.M46 1994 Ed/Psych Ref. Coll.
• Miller, Delbert. Handbook of Research Design and Social Measurement. 6th ed. Newbury Park, Ca.: Sage, 2002. H62.M44 2002 Ed/P, Main
• Miles, Matthew B., and A. Michael Huberman. Qualitative Data Analysis: An Expanded Sourcebook. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 1994. H62.M437 1994 SocW desk
• Neuman, William Lawrence. Social Research Methods: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches. 4th ed. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 2000. HM572 N48 2000 Main
• Payne, Geoff. Key concepts in social research. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage, 2004. H61.P39 2004 Doe Ref, Moff Ref
• Reinharz, Shulamit. Feminist Methods in Social Research. New York: Oxford University Press, 1992. HQ1180.R448 1992 Main, Moffitt
• Renzetti, Claire M., and Raymond M. Lee, eds. Researching Sensitive Topics. Newbury Park, CA: Sage, 1993. H62.R43 1993 Moffitt, PubHlth
• Seltzer, Richard A. Mistakes That Social Scientists Make: Error and Redemption in the Research Process. New York: St. Martin's, 1996. H61.S484 1996 Moffitt, Main
• Singleton, Royce, Bruce C. Straits, and Margaret Miller Straits. Approaches to Social Research. 3rd. ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 1999. H62.S4776 1999 Main, Moffitt
• Sommer, Barbara. A Practical Guide to Behavioral Research: Tools and Techniques. 5th ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002. H62S724734 2002 Ed/P, Main
• Sproull, Natalie. Handbook of Research Methods: a Guide for Practioners and Students in the Social Sciences. 2nd ed. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow, 1995. Q180.55 M4S67 Main
• Stern, Paul C., and Linda Kalof. Evaluating Social Science Research. 2nd ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 1996. H62.S7545 Main
• Wright, Daniel. Understanding Statistics: an Introduction for the Social Sciences. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 1997. HA29.W748 1997 Public Health

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SPECIFIC METHODS

• Alreck, Pamela. The Survey Research Handbook: Guidelines and Strategies for Conducting a Survey. 2nd ed. Chicago: Irwin, 1995. HN29.A46 1995 Main
• Arksey, Hilary. Interviewing for social scientists: an introductory resource with examples. London; Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 1999. HM526.A75 1999 Main
• Bailey, Carol A. A Guide to Field Research. Thousand Oaks, CA: Pine Forge Press, 1996. H62.B27 1996 SocW
• Developing Focus Group Research: Politics, Theory, and Practice. R. Barbour and J. Kitzinger, eds. H61.28D48 1999 Public Health
• Fowler, Floyd J. Improving Survey Questions: Design and Evaluation. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 1995. HN29.F67 1995 Main
• Krueger, Richard. Focus groups: a practical guide for applied research 3rd ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2000. H61.28.K78 2002 Ed/P
• Petersen, Robert. Constructing Effective Questionnaires. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2000. HN29.P45 2000 Busi, Ed/P, Main
• Rea, Louis. Designing and conducting survey research: a comprehensive guide. 2nd ed. San Francisco, Jossey-Bass, 1997. HA31.2.R43 1997 Main, PublicHealth
• Salant, Priscilla and Don Dillman. How to Conduct Your Own Survey. New York: Wiley, 1994. H62.S3185 1994 Envi, Moff
• Schonlau, Matthias. Conducting research surveys via e-mail and the Web. Santa Monica, CA: RAND, 2002. HA29.S366 2002 Main, S.Welfare
• Seidman, Irving. Interviewing as Qualitative Research: a Guide for Researchers in Education and the Social Sciences. 2nd ed. NY: Teachers College Press, 1998. H61.28 S45 1998 EdP
• Weisberg, Herbert. Introduction to survey research, polling, and data analysis. 3rd ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 1996. HN29W3994 1996 Main
• Yin, Robert K. Case Study Research: Design and Methods. 3rd ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2003. H62.Y56 2003 Main

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