Library Guides: Educational and Psychological Instruments: Instrument Design and Assistance

Research Design Resources

SAGE Project Planner
Guides you through all aspects of designing an original research project, from defining a topic, to reviewing the literature, to collecting data, to writing and sharing your results.

SAGE Research Methods Core This link opens in a new window
Explains social science research methods, including qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches.
SAGE Research Methods is a research methods tool created to help researchers, faculty and students with their research projects. SAGE Research Methods links over 100,000 pages of SAGE's renowned book, journal and reference content with truly advanced search and discovery tools. Researchers can explore methods concepts to help them design research projects, understand particular methods or identify a new method, conduct their research, and write up their findings. Since SAGE Research Methods focuses on methodology rather than disciplines, it can be used across the social sciences, health sciences, and more. SAGE Research Methods contains content from more than 640 books, dictionaries, encyclopedias, and handbooks, the entire Little Green Book, and Little Blue Book series, two Major Works collating a selection of journal articles, and newly commissioned videos. Our access is to: SRM Core Update 2020-2025; SRM Cases (includes updates through 2025); SRM Cases 2.

Office for Research Protections
Ensures that research at Penn State is conducted in accordance with federal, state, and local regulations and guidelines that protect human participants, animals, students, and personnel.
Research Data Services
Provides consultation on data, geospatial, statistical, and other research questions.
Statistical Consulting Center
Offers advice on research planning and design, sampling, modeling, analysis, results interpretation, and software.
Institute for State and Regional Affairs, Penn State Harrisburg
Located at Penn State Harrisburg, ISRA includes departments for census, geospatial, and survey research. Services include consultation/training and contract research.