Explore popular research, use a translation dictionary, or find software to make your research easier.
York Resources
YULearn: gateway to York University’s extensive resources to support research, writing and critical skills development.
Scholarly Communications Initiative (graduate students): publishing and copyright information
York University Libraries: Academic Writing Guide
Tools for Writing and Editing – Dictionaries and translation tools
Grand dictionnaire terminologique
Banque de dépannage linguistique
Word Reference
Termium (Passport York login required)
Dictionnaire des synonymes de l’Université de Caen
Le Conjugueur
Citation Style Guides Concordia University (MLA)
Research Software
SPSS
Quantitative data analysis, available on most Glendon lab computers
SPSS software website
NVivo
Qualitative data analysis website, licence purchase required. Available for download here
NetLogo
Modeling software for simulations, free to download
Ascape
Modeling software for simulations, free to download
Zotero
Citation management extension for Firefox, free to download
Style guides for footnotes and bibliographies
For a general introduction about Style guides for footnotes and bibliographies and creating bibliographies please consult the SPARK tutorial. The SPARK tutorial provides concise information on citing sources, citations and bibliographies, citation styles, citation management, annotated bibliographies, tips for bibliographies, and a resource called “What is common knowledge?”.
Popular Research Sites
TED Talks
Science Daily
Exploratorium
Magazine Sciences Humaines
New York Times Knowledge Network
Humanities and Social Sciences Net Online
Social Statistics
Igloo Network