As a follow up to the HOL research guide, I’ve created a guide for those of you in ABD status (in higher education, human & organizational learning). This guide includes a tab/page on Electronic Theses & Dissertations and also lists retrospective databases for those of you doing your comprehensive lit reviews.
As always, your feedback is welcome!
You may be aware of the ProQuest database, Dissertations & Theses (formerly Dissertation Abstracts from UMI). But did you know that you can now search a subset of this database that’s just GW dissertations and theses? Well, you can!
Once you click into the ProQuest dissertation database from ALADIN, you can then choose to just search GW dissertations. Just click on “Databases selected” at the top of the ProQuest search screen, and scroll down to Dissertations & Theses. You can then select Dissertations & Theses @ George Washington University (deselect the main dissertations database first). Once you’ve switched to that database, your search results will only include dissertations completed by GW students. (For example, you may want to view other dissertations chaired by your advisor at GW. You could also do a search on a general topic to see if other GW students completed doctoral-level research in your area.)
I’ve created a research guide tailored to students in the Executive Leadership Doctoral Program in Human & Organizational Learning, listing those resources that I think are most important for research related to organizational learning, human resource development, etc. The article databases listed in the guide are linked directly to ALADIN resources, so all you need to do is log in, and you’ll be taken directly to that specific database.
Please check it out, and bookmark it for future reference:
Click Here for Homecoming Schedule!
On Saturday, May 3rd, please join us for the first annual Library Homecoming! The library will be welcoming back alumni and ABD students for a variety of informational sessions, which are open to current students as well. The VCL will host its sessions in the morning, followed by an Open House in the afternoon (to give attendees an opportunity to speak individually with a librarian about their own research). During the afternoon, the Executive Leadership Doctoral Program and the Higher Education Administration Doctoral Program will also host a Research Symposium, where research faculty will speak in small sessions about various research methodologies.
A detailed library schedule is linked above for your information. You’re welcome to attend the morning library program, the afternoon research program, or both!
Since this is a two-part “Research Day,” please RSVP as follows:
If you plan to attend the morning Library Homecoming (which includes breakfast), please e-mail virginia@gwu.edu.
If you plan to attend the afternoon Research Symposium (which includes lunch), please e-mail gcmiller@gwu.edu.
If you have any questions, please e-mail me at lallen@gwu.edu.
We hope to see you there!
This 4 volume set is now available at the Virginia Campus Library, in the Reference section. If you’re searching for a topic to write about, or just want an introduction to a broad topic (along with a list of additional sources to read), this is a great resource to try.
A description of this encyclopedia follows …
So, what’s a feed? It’s an easy way to stay caught up on the latest journal articles being published in a particular journal. Using an aggregator (or feed reader) such as Bloglines, you can visit one site and quickly scan the tables of contents from a variety of journals.
Not to worry! At the VCL, we have plenty of books on the variety of research methodologies you’ll need to be familiar with. Check out some of these titles:
Books such as these can be found by searching the ALADIN catalog.
Whether you received a gift of a new laptop computer over the holidays, or if you’re just having issues with your “old” laptop, the VCL is here to help!
During the first month of the spring semester, Student Technology Services will again be offering assistance with technical issues as you return to classes on the Virginia campus.
The schedule is as follows (to give you and your classmates the opportunity to stop by on your lunch break):
Please take advantage of this service, and stop on by!
American tradition in qualitative research
Both 4-volume sets are part of the Sage Benchmarks in Social Research Methods series.
The Virginia Campus Library has plenty of books on how to do an effective literature review (and write your dissertation …)
“Check out” some of these titles:
Books such as these can be found by searching the ALADIN catalog.
