Related Research Guides
Clinically Related Guides
UpToDate
Medical information with links to Lexicomp Online for drug information.
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For mobile access, see the UpToDate Guide.
Ethics
Business Ethics
This resource guide was created in order to help students better understand how to research and gather information about ethical practices in the business, accounting, economics, and financial realm.
Catholic Health Care Ethics
This research guide is designed to quickly connect the Gumberg Library user to many different types of information sources on issues in Catholic Healthcare Ethics.
Global Health Ethics Resources
This page is designed to bring together in one place all the various kinds of resources needed by researchers in Healthcare Ethics.
Health Disparities
The purpose of this guide is to assist students and faculty in conducting research on the topic of health disparities and health equity issues.
Literature Reviews
Covidence
This guide shows steps in-depth steps on how to import references into Covidence from several databases and EndNote. There are also instructions on how to upload the full text into Covidence.
Health Sciences Literature Searching
This guide will help you begin learning the basics of searching the Health Sciences literature.
Integrative Reviews
A guide introducing the process of conducting an integrative review
Matrix Method for Literature Review
This guide focuses on the review matrix step in the literature review process. For more information on searching databases, see the Health Sciences Literature Searching Guide.
Scoping Reviews
A guide introducing the process of conducting a scoping review
Systematic Reviews
A guide to writing and registering a protocol for two common scholarly literature reviews.
Research Methods
APA PsycTests
APA PsycTests provides access to published, un-published, and commercially used psychological tests, measurements, and instruments. It offers links to supporting documentation, articles discussing instruments from conception to use, and, in many cases, full or partial access to the tests. APA PsycTests is provided by the American Psychological Association. (Vendor Description)
Developing a Protocol for Systematic and Scoping Reviews
A guide to writing and registering a protocol for two common scholarly literature reviews.
Grey Literature
A guide for navigating additional unpublished works in comprehensive evidence syntheses (systematic reviews, scoping reviews, and integrative reviews).
Phenomenology Resources
Databases, electronic reference books, as well as many other resources that relate to phenomenology
Qualitative Research Methods
This guide will help you find information about qualitative research. Planning qualitative research is a challenging process, but there are many resources at Duquesne to help.
Quantitative Research Methods
This guide will help you to find resources about statistical methodologies often used across disciplines.
Research Instruments
This guide will help you learn how to identify, assess, and obtain research instruments.
Statistical Analysis
This guide will give you some resources for understanding and conducting statistical analyses.
Scholarship
5-Day Impact Challenge
The challenge and this accompanying guide are designed to help Duquesne faculty members raise their scholarly profile by:
Improving the discoverability of your research
Promoting your scholarship to key stakeholders
Taking part in scholarly conversations using social media
Measuring the impact of individual publications
Raising Your Scholarly Profile
This guide is designed to help Duquesne faculty members raise their scholarly profile by:
Improving the discoverability of your research
Promoting your scholarship to key stakeholders
Taking part in scholarly conversations using social media
Measuring the impact of individual publications
Scholarly Impact
Includes information about journal metrics and other measures of scholarly impact.
Scientific Writing
A guide to resources for writing and citing in the sciences.
Miscellaneous
EBP Pyramid
Evidence Based Practice (EBP) or Evidence Based Medicine (EBM) uses the best current research evidence to support clinical decisions in patient health care.
Finding and Using Health Statistics
A tutorial on finding and using health statistics from the National Library of Medicine
Finding Dissertations
This research guide brings together several sources for finding dissertations.
Finding Patents
Learn about patents and where to find patents
Psychology Resources
This page will connect Gumberg Library users to reference works and databases for scholarly journals in Psychology.
Resources for Graduate Students
A list of tips and tools for graduate students' research and library needs.
Sociology Resources
This guide will assist with research in the subject area of Sociology and its related specialties including:
Criminology
Social Justice & Policy
Human Services