What Makes a Good Research Question? - Handout from Duke University's (yes, Duke) Thompson Writing Program Writing Studio. Has good guidelines and examples of research questions.
Concept Mapping - Brainstorming technique that helps you visualize your topic, narrow it down, and think about the relationships between your concepts. Tutorial from Appalachian State University Library.
Three questions about your topic - Write down three questions you have about your topic. You may ask yourself: Who are you centering? Whose voices are you including? Where can you find this information?
Narrow down your topic - What time period? What location? What population of people?
Research methods toolset designed to help researchers develop research projects, understand or identify particular methods, conduct research and write up their findings; library of more than 1000 books, reference works, journal articles, and the Little Green Book and Little Blue Book series focusing on quantitative and qualitative methods.
Access: Off Campus Access is available for: UNC-Chapel Hill students, faculty, and staff; UNC Hospitals employees; UNC-Chapel Hill affiliated AHEC users.
Ulrich's Periodicals Directory is a bibliographic database providing detailed, comprehensive, and authoritative information on serials published throughout the world. Note: Users will need to register for a free individual account to take advantage of the full functionality of this resource.
Access: Off Campus Access is available for: UNC-Chapel Hill students, faculty, and staff; UNC Hospitals employees; UNC-Chapel Hill affiliated AHEC users. Coverage: Varies by periodical