The resources in this guide have been assembled to help students with their Design-specific research and writing assignments. It is changing as new resources are added--please send any ideas for the guide or other comments to zlatos@wsu.edu.  Peruse the pages of this guide to locate search tools, research and writing tips, and tutorials for common library tools.

Change on May 29, 2020

In response to budget concerns, WSU Libraries will transition from the Kanopy on-demand streaming film service to a request-based format. While the pay-per-view Kanopy program has been well used, it has become increasingly difficult to financially sustain.

At this time,  can request a Kanopy film by filling out a purchase request form for any title they plan to use in class or for educational purposes. The WSU Libraries will then work to make sure the film is licensed in time for the assignment and/or that a currently licensed title is not about to expire.

Click http://wsu.kanopystreaming.com to have a look at Kanopy!

SAGE Research Methods is the ultimate methods library with more than 1000 books, reference works, journal articles, and instructional videos by world-leading academics from across the social sciences, including the largest collection of qualitative methods books available online from any scholarly publisher.  The site is designed to guide users to the content they need to learn a little or a lot about their method. Provides access to SAGE Research Methods Datasets, SAGE Research Methods Cases, and SAGE Research Methods Video as well. The Libraries' purchased access to this database in Spring 2018. Here's a link directly to this resource: SAGE Research Methods