Library workshops
Instructors who would like a library workshop for your students, please make a request here.
Questions? Contact Christine Oka.
One-on-one support
Librarians can:
- Help you find and evaluate sources for your project
- Help you brainstorm research strategies
- Help you set up a citation manager
- Help you access print and online materials
You can Ask a Librarian now by email or chat. You can also contact your subject librarian for support by email or appointment.
SAGE Research Methods Timeline
SAGE Research Methods Project Planner
Dissemination could also include--with peer-review acceptance and your permission-- publication in the journal, NU Writing
The Writing Center
The Writing Center
The Northeastern University Writing Center is open to any member of the NU community and exists to help any level writer, from any academic discipline, become a better writer.The Writing Center offers online appointments. Book an appointment here!
AWD Experiential Learning
More than writing a research paper, the AWD courses are based in experiential learning.
Once you have gone through the research process by searching for information, evaluating it, and writing for a specific audience, you can apply these skills in other projects, such as Co-op to Career
Welcome AWD Students!
Getting Started
1. Use Scholar OneSearch, the Northeastern Library system to search and find journal articles, library books and other print material, ebooks, videos, datasets, and more. Better than Google, as a search will identify scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles.
Visit our tutorials page for how to get the most from Scholar OneSearch.
2. Find your subject guide to explore your research topic in depth. Subject guides are developed by Northeastern's library staff to help you identify:
- Library databases specific to your major, subject or discipline
- Your subject librarian, whom you may contact for research support by email or by appointment.
- Recommended websites for research in your subject
- Advice and tips on assignments or requirements in your subject.
3. Consult our research tutorials (on video or PDF) for commonly-asked questions about the research process, and for help in making the most of library resources and services.
Still not sure of a topic? One suggestion: look at Global Issues in Context for ideas. After logging in with your Northeastern credentials and authenticating with DUO, scroll down the welcome screen to
4. Check SAGE Research Methods during the semester.You will need to login and use DUO authentication to access this collection which includes definition of research terms, advice under Project Planner links and videos. Search results also bring up the Research Methods Time Line.
See box to the left for SAGE Research Methods Timeline, or Research Stages--are you "on track"?
5. What's the difference between a Research Topic and a Research Question?
Your research topic may be COVID-19 and African Americans.
Search for information about these two topics for your literature review. Based on what you learn, develop the research question--What about COVID-19 and African Americans?
Research question:
What are the cardiovascular effects of COVID-19 on African-American women, who often face adverse health and economic disparities? (This is an actual research project funded by the American Heart Association)