Finding relevant scholarship
Using OMNI
Using the default search on the Library website is not perfect, but knowing a few tips for ways to filter your results can help.
- Choose keywords that represent the concepts you are looking for explicitly. For example the search "Participatory action research methodology" will yield a ton of results, but many won't be relevant to your needs. If you add the word "disability", it will enhance the results to make them more relevant.
- Use the Subject filters to narrow your results to subject matter that is more relevant to Disability Studies, such as:
- Social Sciences
- Disability Studies
- Cultural Studies
- Sociology
- Education
- Women's Studies
- Gender Studies
- Queer Theory
- If you limit your results to books, you are more likely to find texts that will discuss the research methodology itself, rather than examples of studies that employ that methodology.
Key databases
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Sage Research Methods This link opens in a new windowSAGE Research Methods is the ultimate methods library with more than 1000 books, reference works, journal articles, and instructional videos by world-leading academics from across the social sciences, including the largest collection of qualitative methods books available online from any scholarly publisher. The site is designed to guide users to the content they need to learn a little or a lot about their method. The Methods Map can help those less familiar with research methods to find the best technique to use in their research. Toronto Metropolitan has the SRM Core and SRM Subsequent Core collections. Other collections available are:
- SRM Books & Reference (Core)
- SRM Video: Practical Research & Academic Skills Video
- SRM Video: Data Science, Big Data Analytics, & Digital Methods
- SRM Video: Market Research
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Oxford Reference This link opens in a new windowOxford Reference, previously known as Oxford Reference Online Premium, comprises more than 120 dictionaries and reference titles covering a comprehensive subject spectrum including: General Reference, Language, Science and Medicine, Humanities and Social Sciences, Business and Professional content.
