The expansion of the Internet and the development of the World Wide Web over the past decade have had a significant impact on research. The Internet can serve as a tool for finding information, a medium for networking and conducting research, and a means for the rapid and widespread dissemination of information.

This section of Yenza! contains information about some of the online tools which can assist you in doing research in the humanities and social sciences. It is not intended as a textbook on how to do research. Rather, these pages offer resources and links to resources relating to various stages and aspects of the research journey.

Every subject has its own approaches to research and its own methods. This site includes resources which can be used to support research but you will need to use them in a way which suits your particular range of interests and the pattern of research which is typical of your topic areas. Visit the Yenza! subject specific pages for resources in individual disciplines.

If it's a full-scale online research methodology textbook you're looking for, visit Bill Trochim's Knowledge Base. Developed by William M. Trochim of Cornell University, Knowledge Base is a "comprehensive web-based textbook that addresses all of the topics in a typical introductory undergraduate or graduate course in social research methods. It covers the entire research process including: formulating research questions; sampling (probability and nonprobability); measurement (surveys, scaling, qualitative, unobtrusive); research design (experimental and quasi-experimental); data analysis; and, writing the research paper. It also addresses the major theoretical and philosophical underpinnings of research including: the idea of validity in research; reliability of measures; and ethics."
http://trochim.human.cornell.edu/kb/index.htm