Explore the diversity of research and creative methodologies and plan a project of your own.

CU Boulder Libraries

University Libraries offer research guides customized for subjects across the CU Boulder campus. Take a look to see what your librarian recommends for conducting research and finding information in your field of study. 

Library Guide: Indigenous Research

General Introductions

Sage Publications Resources

Sage Research Methods

SAGE Research Methods supports research at all levels by providing materials to guide you through every step of the research process. The site is designed to guide users to the content they need to learn a little or a lot about their method. We highlight the Methods Map and Project Planner and encourage you to explore.

Methods Map

Use the interactive methods map to explore research methods used in a wide range of fields, navigating from broader to narrower terms and identifying related methods. You'll find definitions of key terms and helpful resources related to all of the methods on the map.

Project Planner

Use the project planner to guide you through your research project from defining a topic and reviewing the literature to writing and disseminating the results of your work. Regardless of where you are in the process, you can find thoughful advice to help you plan each step.

Other Sage Resources

Routledge Undergraduate Research Series

Music

Undergraduate Research in Music: A Guide for Students supplies tools for scaffolding research skills, with examples of undergraduate research activities and case studies on projects in the various areas of music study. 

Art

Undergraduate Research in Art: A Guide for Students supplies tools for scaffolding research skills, with examples of undergraduate research activities and case studies on projects in the various areas of the study of art―from art history, art education, and fine art therapy, to studio art, graphic design, and digital media.

Dance

Undergraduate Research in Dance: A Guide for Students supplies tools for scaffolding research skills alongside examples of undergraduate research in dance scholarship.

Film

Undergraduate Research in Film: A Guide for Students supplies tools for building research skills, with examples of undergraduate research activities and case studies on projects in the various areas in the study of film, film theory, film production, history of film, and interdisciplinary projects.

Architecture

Undergraduate Research in Architecture: A Guide for Students supplies tools for scaffolding research skills, with examples of undergraduate research activities and case studies on projects in the various areas of architecture study. 

History

Undergraduate Research in History offers a blend of theory and practice for undergraduate researchers in history, relevant to new routines of the digital age. 

Education

This book offers a student-focused guide to conducting undergraduate research in education and education-related programs, engaging students in the process of learning through research, and supporting them to navigate their multidimensional academic programs.

Theatre

Undergraduate Research in Theatre: A Guide for Students supplies tools for scaffolding research skills alongside examples of undergraduate research in theatre and performance scholarship.

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