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Sage Research Methods Data Visualization

Sage Research Methods Data Visualization Sage Research Methods Data Visualization is organized to introduce users to the fundamental principles of graphical displays of data—complete with annotated examples across an array of categories—presented with tips and tricks, as well as explanatory examples of bad practice. The platform’s approach is designed to engage users with dozens of

Sage Research Methods Datasets

Sage Research Methods Datasets Access to Part I Datasets only. Sage Research Methods Datasets is a collection of teaching datasets and instructional guides that give students a chance to learn data analysis by practicing themselves. This bank of topical, engaging practice datasets, indexed by method and data type, are optimized to use in classroom exercises

Sage Research Methods Cases

Sage Research Methods Cases Access to Part I Cases only. Sage Research Methods Cases are stories of how real research projects were conducted. The collection provides more than 1100 case studies, showing the challenges and successes of doing research, written by the researchers themselves. They explain why the researchers chose the methods they did, how

Sage Research Methods Foundations

Sage Research Methods Foundations This ambitious resource brings together, in one place, authoritative essays and entries with comprehensive coverage of methods and methodologies across the social sciences. It provides a reference resource for all levels, from undergraduates learning the concepts of research, to postgraduate students honing their skills and scholars and practitioners exploring cutting-edge developments

Sage Campus

Sage Campus NOTE: Initial access requires registration with Northwestern email address. Registered user can access from anywhere at: https://classroom.sagepub.com Sage Campus supports the teaching and learning of skills and research methods through 280+ hours of structured online learning. Our online courses are self-paced and instructor-led, comprising an engaging mix of Sage-quality content, video, interactives, and

LocalView

LocalView LocalView is a database of public meetings for the study of local politics and policy-making in the United States. LocalView is an open-source data portal built by Soubhik Barari and Tyler Simko to advance the study of local government in the United States. It is the largest database of local government public meetings —

Journal of Elder Policy

Journal of Elder Policy The Journal of Elder Policy (JEP) offers a forum for innovative thinking, theorizing, program planning and empirical research relevant to elder policy. We publish informative articles relevant to policies that enhance quality of life and well-being of older adults. – Publisher  

Journal of Critical Infrastructure Policy

Journal of Critical Infrastructure Policy The Journal of Critical Infrastructure Policy (JCIP) is a peer-reviewed journal whose mission is to accelerate the improvement of international critical infrastructure and community resilience. Our aspiration is to impact the development of policy and targeted strategies that –by scope and scale– are capable of addressing the serious global challenges

New MIT Press Direct to Open Monographs

New MIT Press Direct to Open Monographs.  Access through NUsearch or the publisher’s website.   ¡Alerta! : engineering on shaky ground / Elizabeth Reddy. A place for science and technology studies : observation, intervention, and collaboration / Jane Calvert. Academic star wars : excellence initiatives in global perspective / edited by Maria Yudkevich, Philip G.

Progress in Economic Geography

Progress in Economic Geography Progress in Economic Geography (PEG) is a multidisciplinary, peer-reviewed, international journal aiming at advancing economic geography in a broad sense, by providing publication space for new perspectives, concerning topics, methods and theories and concepts. – Publisher

159 new Higher Education Ebooks from Cambridge University Press

Northwestern University Libraries now have access to 159 additional titles from Higher Education Ebooks from Cambridge University Press.  Access through NUsearch or the publisher’s website. Sustainable energy : engineering fundamentals and applications / Serdar Çelik, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Quantum mechanics with concept maps / Michael Wick. Intermediate macroeconomics with Chinese perspectives : a calculus-based

Amnesty International Archives

Amnesty International Archives: A Global Movement for Human Rights Amnesty International Archives: A Global Movement for Human Rights publishes the records of Amnesty International from the second half of the twentieth century. The material contains minutes, reports, correspondence, first-hand accounts, publicity materials and circulars relating to human rights violations of all kinds in all parts