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Sociology

Jason Kruse

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Subjects: Sociology

The Research Process

This guide is designed to walk you through the research process, step-by-step.

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Discover Topics

A good rule when deciding on a topic is to research something you are interested in. Sometimes, you may not know a subject area very well and it can make it difficult to decide. Below are some recommendations on places to discover topics related to this class

Organizations

Organizations and research institutes can be great places to discover different issues related to a topic.

Access Now
Access Now defends and extends the digital rights of users at risk around the world.
AI Now Institute
A research institute examining the social implications of artificial intelligence
Data & Society
Data & Society studies the social implications of data-centric technologies & automation.
EDRi: European Digital Rights
European Digital Rights (EDRi) is an association of civil and human rights organisations from across Europe.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
The Electronic Frontier Foundation is the leading nonprofit organization defending civil liberties in the digital world.
Electronic Privacy Information Center
EPIC is a public interest research center in Washington, DC. EPIC was established in 1994 to focus public attention on emerging privacy and civil liberties issues and to protect privacy, freedom of expression, and democratic values in the information age.
Privacy International
Privacy International (PI) is a registered charity based in London that works at the intersection of modern technologies and rights.

Industry Reports

Forrester This link opens in a new window
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Forrester's research publications analyze a broad range of technology areas such as new media, computing, software, networking, telecommunications and the Internet, and project how technology trends will affect businesses, consumers, and society. Forrester reports include up-to-date industry statistics, as well as illustrative graphs and charts.
Gartner Intraweb This link opens in a new window
Online service providing product and market research reports for the information technology (IT) industry as well as reports on technologies used within various spheres of business and electronic commerce.
Restricted to the Northwestern University faculty, staff, and students, with no walk-in user access.

If a user encounters an error message "An error occurred during Federation with Gartner" they need to make their NU email address publicly visible in the directory.
PitchBook This link opens in a new window
To use this service, you must register for an account using your Northwestern email address. Off campus users are strongly recommended to use GlobalProtect VPN during registration. If you see an "Invalid IP" error, access the login page again at http://turing.library.northwestern.edu/login?url=http://northwestern.pitchbook.com.

Accounts are purged each year on June 30th. Create a new account at that time for access.

To login, off campus users MUST use a library link or VPN.

PitchBook tracks startups, public and private equity markets, including venture capital, private equity and M&A. Includes contact information.
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