Key Reference Sources
- Oxford Bibliographies - MigrationOxford Bibliographies are written and reviewed by academic experts. Each thematic article is an authoritative guide to the current scholarship, containing original commentary and annotations. This one is focused on migration.
- Oxford Bibliographies - ImmigrationOxford Bibliographies are written and reviewed by academic experts. Each thematic article is an authoritative guide to the current scholarship, containing original commentary and annotations. This one is focused on immigration.
- Encyclopedia of Global Human Migrationprovides an exploration of the prominent themes, events, and theoretical underpinnings of the movements of human populations from prehistory to the present day. It includes thematic interpretations and theories of migration, as well as the significant contemporary scientific discoveries and scholarly interpretations that have reshaped the way historians and social scientists analyze and map the past. 2013 publication.
- Encyclopedia of American Immigration byCall Number: Olin Library Oversize JV6465 .E53x 2001Publication Date: 20014 vols. Thematic essays, organized in four parts: (1) immigration history; (2) immigration issues; (3) immigrant groups in America; (4) immigration documents. Entries include photos, maps, and charts. Glossary and bibliography. General, geographic, and legal-judicial subject indexes.
- Handbook of Research Methods in Migration byISBN: 9781781005231Publication Date: 2012-03-30Covering both qualitative and quantitative topics, the expert contributors in this Handbook explore fundamental issues of scientific logic, methodology and methods, through to practical applications of different techniques and approaches in migration research.
- American Immigration: an Encyclopedia of Political, Social, and Cultural ChangeCall Number: Also in print: 4 vols. Olin Library Reference (Non-Circulating) JV6465 .E53 2013Publication Date: M.E. Sharpe, 2013 2nd ed.
- SAGE Research Methods"SAGE Research Methods (SRM) is a research tool supported by a newly devised taxonomy that links content and methods terms. It provides the most comprehensive picture available today of research methods (quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods)across the social and behavioural sciences. It includes more than 100,000 pages of SAGE book and reference material on research methods as well as editorially selected material from SAGE journals. In addition, SRMO contains content from more than 640 books, including the complete Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences "Little Green Books" series from SAGE."[publisher]
- The Craft of ResearchExcellent guide for learning how to conduct effective and meaningful research. For both undergraduate and graduate students. This link is for the ebook version, but we also have print copies available in the library.