PLAN 673: The Ethics and Politics of New Urban Analytics: Home

What is in this guide?

This guide provides information on various resources available from the University Libraries and external sources. Within the guide, there are pages devoted to specific resources, with links to interdisciplinary resources as well as pertinent subject-specific article databases and resources.

Research & Databases: Links to key Library databases and important Think Tanks.
Data & Tools: Links to useful sources of data, and web annotation tools.
News & Multimedia: Links to news resources, and feeds from various policy institutes, and popular science publications.

This "Home" page provides links to general resources, including links to tutorials for finding and evaluating resources, writing research papers, and citing materials.

Research & Writing Guides

Writing a Research Paper
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This site provides detailed information about how to write research papers, including discussing research papers as a genre, choosing topics, and finding sources.
Introduction to Library Research
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This site is designed to help you learn how to conduct research using the library's resources.
Citing & Writing
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This resource is designed to introduce you to the writing and citation resources available from the library.
Evaluating Information
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This site is designed to guide you in evaluating the information you find.
Making Sense: A Student's Guide to Research and Writing
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Now in its seventh edition, the original volume of the bestselling Making Sense series is an indispensable research and writing guide for students in any discipline. Maintaining the signature straightforward style of the series, this updated edition outlines the general principles of style, grammar, and usage while covering such topics as how to conduct academic research, how to write essays, and how to properly document sources. Concise and accessible, with new information on technology-based research and group presentations, this latest edition continues to be an invaluable resource for students throughout their academic careers and beyond.
How to Cite Data
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This guide provides guidance on how to construct a citation for data. Doing so is important to acknowledge the work of others if the data is not your own, but even if it is your own to enable others to find (and perhaps re-use) your data.