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