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PADM 5900: Consulting for Government and Nonprofit Organizations (Spring 2018)
Getting started
PADM 5900: Consulting for Government and Nonprofit Organizations (Spring 2018)
Getting started
Pre-class assignment and Research Log
Managing Info and Keeping Up
Topic Exploration and Background Info
Scholarly Research
Systematic Review Resources
Evaluation Report Resources
Evaluation Resources
Policy Resources
Google and Beyond
Finding or Gathering Stats & Data
Statistics, Law & Gov't Resources
Interviews & Surveys
Finding Funding & Other Information
Evaluating Info
Plagiarism & Copyright
More help
Research strategy
Welcome! Get started on your research for your literature review and consulting project.
Some helpful hints...
Questions? Don't hesitate to email or schedule an
in-office research consultation
.
Begin by familiarizing yourself with current and available information and generating keywords and phrases about your topic. Then, search for those keywords and phrases using:
The Library Catalog
(for books and other general information resources)
Databases and other specialized resources in this guide
Set up your research strategy and information management
Research background information about your topic
Do a preliminary literature search in major databases
Discover web resources,"grey literature" (non-peer-reviewed scholarly and substantive info), government info, statistics, etc.
Gather or generate analysis of your own information
Be sure to evaluate what you are finding!
Literature Review Overview
NCSU Libraries has a great overview of the literature review process in the
video
below.
Other Useful Guides for Getting Started
Literature Reviews: An Overview for Graduate Students
Excellent short video introduction to literature reviews by North Carolina State University.
Literature Reviews guide from UNC Chapel Hill
Literature Reviews guide from NC A&T
Literature Reviews guide from U of Toronto
Introduction to Research
For a general introduction to research at Cornell University Library
Business Resources-Recommended by Mann
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