LibraryGuides: Undergraduate Research and Scholarship Guide: Books on Research

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Annual Reviews
Literature reviews by leading scholars in 46 disciplines within biomedicine, life sciences, physical sciences, social sciences, and economics.

Little Blue Books
Print series on "Qualitative Methods in the Social Sciences" from Sage Publications. Call numbers vary (30+ titles).
"Scholars Before Researchers"
Boote, D. N., & Beile, P. (2005). Scholars before researchers: On the centrality of the dissertation literature review in research preparation. Educational Researcher, 34(6), 3-15.

Encyclopedia of Case Study Research
Albert J. Mills & Gabrielle Durepos & Elden Wiebe (SAGE Publications, 2009)
Encyclopedia of Measurement and Statistics
Neil J. Salkind (SAGE Publications, 2007)
Encyclopedia of Research Design
Neil J. Salkind (SAGE Publications, 2010)
Encyclopedia of Social Science Research Methods
Michael S. Lewis-Beck & Alan Bryman & Tim Futing Liao (SAGE Publications, 2004)
Encyclopedia of Survey Research Methods
Paul J. Lavrakas (SAGE Publications, 2008)
SAGE Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods
Lisa M. Given (SAGE Publications, 2008)