{"id":42277,"date":"2024-10-22T17:16:17","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T15:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grin.com\/magazin\/5-methods-for-academic-research\/"},"modified":"2024-10-29T17:24:26","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T16:24:26","slug":"5-methods-for-academic-research","status":"publish","type":"magazin-studierende","link":"https:\/\/www.grin.com\/en\/magazin\/finding-your-topic-research-and-more\/5-methods-for-academic-research\/","title":{"rendered":"5 methods for academic research"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"42277\" class=\"elementor elementor-42277 elementor-23902\" data-elementor-post-type=\"magazin-studierende\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-34bd333 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"34bd333\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a61dfef\" data-id=\"a61dfef\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fe0b08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2fe0b08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>First things first:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use both online and offline resources for your research.<\/li>\n<li>The snowball method can help you find new literature.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cfd6d65 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cfd6d65\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3cdc981\" data-id=\"3cdc981\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57999f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57999f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An academic paper not only presents your own research but also connects to previous studies and their findings. No research field is completely uncharted territory anymore. Today, all disciplines are so specialized and interconnected that even in new areas, you&#8217;re building on past knowledge. Plus, your results need to be <strong>objectively verifiable<\/strong>, so you have to back up basic assumptions and relate to established theories and research. To do this well, you need to dive deep into the existing literature on your topic. But how do you find it? Here are some methods for finding academic sources<\/p><h2>1. University library catalog<\/h2><p>Your first stop when looking for literature is usually your university library\u2019s website. It\u2019s best to prepare for this by <strong>identifying key terms<\/strong>. To avoid getting overwhelmed, be systematic\u2014tackle one chapter or topic area at a time. A mind map or your course materials can help you find all the keywords related to your topic.<\/p><p>In the online catalog, you have different options for searching. Start by looking for entries that have one or more of your keywords in the title. Use the <strong>catalog\u2019s filter options<\/strong> to combine your terms or exclude unrelated ones. If you keep seeing the same authors in your search results, it might be worth doing an <strong>author search<\/strong>\u2014they could be experts in your field with multiple useful publications. Most university libraries also organize their collections by subject, so a <strong>keyword search<\/strong> can find relevant entries even if your term isn\u2019t in the title.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f6d8fc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8f6d8fc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b3a2ea\" data-id=\"8b3a2ea\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2883505 elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-13182 elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"2883505\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--Banner Tag \/\/ Website: GRIN.COM \/\/ Adslot: gri_outstream (6695068) -->\r\n<div id='npm_6695068'><\/div>\r\n<script>ADNPM.cmd.push(function(){ADNPM.loadAd(6695068)});<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8218ae4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8218ae4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2800910\" data-id=\"2800910\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ec2536 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ec2536\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>2. Electronic media and journal libraries<\/h2><p>Most universities provide access and licenses to relevant <strong>journals <\/strong>and other <strong>online media<\/strong>. Depending on your topic, you might find the <strong>most up-to-date publications<\/strong> here. For dynamic topics, this is a must. The Electronic Journals Library (EZB) offers a wide range of journals from all academic disciplines. You can find current papers and studies as well as a large selection of past issues.<\/p><p>Some e-journals are even freely accessible. You can find these through journal libraries or a simple internet search. Depending on your field, it might be helpful to search in <strong>other languages<\/strong> as well.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2beeb59 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2beeb59\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b88e412\" data-id=\"b88e412\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66af669 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66af669\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>3. On-site research<\/h2><p>Found some interesting titles that are available in a library? Time to hit the stacks! On-site, you can not only check out the monographs and collections you\u2019ve already found but also continue your search. <strong>Take a look at the books next to your target\u2014library shelves are organized by topic, so browsing around can help you find more.<\/strong> You\u2019ll also find <strong>standard reference works <\/strong>and dictionaries in every library. Use these to clarify and define key terms. You might even come across new keywords for your online search. Good dictionaries also provide essential theories and authors along with foundational works in their entries.<\/p><h2>4. Snowball method<\/h2><p>Once you start reading up on your topic, you\u2019ll find tons of references to other literature, especially in dictionaries. <strong>Check out the sources listed in every paper you read.<\/strong> This will lead you to standard works that most later publications refer to. These fundamental texts, which often establish key definitions, should also be part of your paper.<\/p><p>You\u2019ll often find references to interesting collections or journal articles in the bibliography. Or, similar to your library catalog search, you might discover authors with several useful contributions. You can also check if the author of a helpful article has written a book on the topic or worked on similar projects. But be careful\u2014the snowball method can easily lead you down a rabbit hole! <strong>I recommend checking whether each source truly advances your research.<\/strong> Sometimes, it\u2019s better to focus on one or two key articles rather than going through everything on the topic.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ac2af94 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ac2af94\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-166e12b\" data-id=\"166e12b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f879e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f879e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>5. Research at GRIN<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1da9f27 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1da9f27\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-427fb68\" data-id=\"427fb68\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf33bb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf33bb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>GRIN also offers you numerous options for academic research. <strong>Use the search tool in our shop to browse our 260,000 publications from over 100 subjects.<\/strong> Our search tool also suggests additional keywords. You can narrow down your results by, for example, searching only titles or selecting a specific subject.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2cbc6eb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2cbc6eb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d121e6c\" data-id=\"d121e6c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5badba elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a5badba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"491\" src=\"https:\/\/www.grin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Shopsuche_en-1024x629.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-42280\" alt=\"Search in GRIN shop\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.grin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Shopsuche_en-1024x629.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.grin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Shopsuche_en-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.grin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Shopsuche_en-768x472.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.grin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Shopsuche_en.jpg 1402w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0408840 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0408840\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5289537\" data-id=\"5289537\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e394c29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e394c29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You can also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grin.com\/catalog\/\">browse by subject<\/a> and see all the publications in that field. No matter what you\u2019re working on, GRIN has you covered!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-04a3425 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"04a3425\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4572869\" data-id=\"4572869\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-765915a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"765915a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>All tips at a glance:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Identify key terms<\/li>\n<li>Combine keywords<\/li>\n<li>Use filters and search operators<\/li>\n<li>Search multiple databases and libraries<\/li>\n<li>Consider sources in different languages<\/li>\n<li>Using standard works on the topic<\/li>\n<li>Use the snowball method to find further literature<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6309d2a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6309d2a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b02f82\" data-id=\"6b02f82\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5a45b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b5a45b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Sources: <\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ub.uni-muenchen.de\/suchen\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/www.ub.uni-muenchen.de\/suchen\/index.html<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"> <\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ulb.uni-muenster.de\/lotse\/literatursuche\/suchstrategien\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/www.ulb.uni-muenster.de\/lotse\/literatursuche\/suchstrategien\/index.html<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"> <\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.online-marketing.de\/google-suchoperatoren\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.online-marketing.de\/google-suchoperatoren\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-deb245b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"deb245b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e462de8\" data-id=\"e462de8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-164d2ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"164d2ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-df0f3a3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"df0f3a3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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Offline, you can browse in your local library. Plus, the snowball method is a great way to quickly find more relevant literature.  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2322\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2322\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What is the snowball method?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2322\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2322\"><p>The snowball method is a research technique where you look through the bibliography or footnotes of a source to find more relevant literature. This way, you\u2019ll discover standard works that most later papers refer to. But be cautious\u2014the snowball method can lead you on endless tangents! Always check if a source truly helps your research.   <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"What are the main methods for literature research?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"<p>Focus on these methods: search the online catalog of your university library, electronic media and journal libraries, or the <a href=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/www.grin.com\\\/catalog\\\/\\\">GRIN shop<\\\/a>. Offline, you can browse in your local library. 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