1. Social Science Research

2. REVIEW ARTICLES

3. • Summarizes and provides overview of research on a
topic
• Useful to mine references for primary sources!
Literature Review Process

4. • Dissertations and Theses: Full Text
• Discipline specific databases
• CMMC
• PsychInfo
• LexisNexis Academic (for legal topics)
• SIFT
• WPSA (political science), Social Work Abstracts
Places to start

5. RESEARCH PROTOCOLS

6. • Rationale and background
• Literature review
• Study goals
• Study design (type of study, population, duration)
• Methodology ** (procedures, measures, etc)
• Data management plan
• Expected outcomes
• Dissemination of results/ time table
• Bibliography
Outline of a research
protocol

7. PRIMARY RESEARCH

8. • Also called empirical studies
• Original research conducted by author(s)
• Employs a research methodology
• Results based on facts or observations that can be
confirmed
Primary source articles

9. • Survey • Methodology
• Study • Research
• Interviews • Subjects
• Questionnaire • Analysis
• Empirical • Results
• Data • Hypothesis
• Observation
Key terms to look for

10. SECONDARY DATA ANALYSIS

11. • General Social Survey
• Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
• IPUMS
• Current Population Survey
• Try ICPSR for different sources
Major Sources

12. CITATIONS AND FORMATTING

13. • Introduction
• Lit review
• Research question/hypothesis
• Methods
• Results
• Discussion
• References
Layout of a typical article