Thinking about research? Need to reach out to a professor? From figuring out your research interests to maintaining a professional relationship with a professor, come join us at our virtual workshop about how to reach out to professors! This workshop will be presented by Elysia Soria on Tuesday, February 2nd at 12:00 PM CT.

Please click here to receive the Zoom link:
https://roosevelt.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJckdOyrqDMiGtyQ-kpKqrEN94Ho4eWjbDr-

It will ask you to register, and after registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Beyond the Office of Student Research, there are a wealth of resources to support students as they pursue research, scholarship and creative endeavors. We want to ensure that students are aware of all the RU offices that address some aspect of project development, funding, or dissemination. The table below compiles many of these resources! This is a great tool to browse through, especially if you are having difficulty searching for the exact office to visit or person to contact for your specific questions or needs.

Please know that some of these resources are available to everyone on campus, while others are not. Make sure to check the description and navigate to the program webpage for more information. We are always looking to update our list, so please email osr@roosevelt.edu if you think we have missed something! Also, please feel free to contact us if you have any questions or need assistance in navigating the resource map.

When deciding to conduct research, you may find yourself choosing to explore data that has already been collected and is publicly available.  Below is a how-to guide on how to search and access public datasets using a topic example.  Although this guide uses HealthData.gov to demonstrate the process of searching for datasets, be advised that there are multiple databases to browse through. Make sure to view our other two posts (A Guide to Getting Started with Online Databases and Databases for Online Research) to get some ideas on other databases you can use to access public datasets.

One of the main aspects of conducting research is searching and reading previous studies that have been conducted on the topic in order to write your introduction or literature review.   Below is a how-to guide on how to search and access scientific literature using general and specific topic examples. Although this guide uses PubMed as the search database, be advised that there are multiple databases to browse through. Make sure to view our other two posts (A Guide to Getting Started with Online Databases and Databases for Online Research) to get some ideas on other databases you can use to access literature and public data.

There are various databases that exist that contain the literature or data that you are looking to work with for your research projects. However, it can be confusing and overwhelming not knowing where to look or which databases to start with.  Below is a starter guide that can give you an idea of some of the popular article and public data databases that can help you complete your research!

Although students are working from home, there are many ways that students can develop original research projects, using online databases and datasets.  The Office of Student Research is creating a database, searchable so  that students can use to locate data.

You can select “filter” to find databases that match certain criteria. For example, if you only want to look at health data or databases, you would

(1)Select “filter” from the top left corner of the database window;
(2) Select “category” from the field menu;
(3)Select “Health” from the “select an option” menu.

As you are making your selection(s), you should see the visible items begin to adjust to your criteria.

If you have not already done so, please check out the starter guide for searching for scientific literature and public datasets.