Yes, it’s the announcement you’ve been waiting for…
We have some new stuff! (Go on, I’ll give you a minute to finish cheering. We’re pretty excited, too.)
We’re pleased as Punch to announce the addition of some new databases and the expansion of a couple of databases we already offered, but now cover more subject areas.
New
Data Planet
Do you thrive on numbers? Do statistics and historical trends make your heart beat in anticipation? Then Data Planet is for you! Data Planet provides data sets across a wide selection of topics, from economics (mortgage rates and gas prices) to labor (unemployment rates) and health (health expenditures by state). I dug around in there for awhile (because I'm a nerd like that) and I was amazed at some of the things I found: historical national debt numbers, water use by certain industries (mining, agriculture, etc.), how many miles the U.S. drove as a collective population. So, if you need data or you're looking for statistics to backup your research, check out Data Planet.
SAGE Campus
If you're looking to update your data science skills (and who isn't, these days), SAGE Campus has you covered. It offers a number of topics, such as data visualization or programming in Python, and allows you to either pick the courses you want to take or follow a learning pathway. Learn things like how to use social media data in your research or how to mine text from the web for analysis. Please note that you'll need to sign up for a SAGE Campus account to access courses in this database.
Expanded
SAGE Knowledge
SAGE Knowledge now includes SAGE Business Cases, which provides scenarios of business decisions you’ll face outside of the classroom. Check out Managing the Move to the Cloud – Analyzing the Risks and Opportunities of Cloud-Based Accounting Information Systems or Denim Products Incorporated: Creating and Using a Master Budget for some examples of what you’ll find.
SAGE Research Methods
Doctoral students, this one's for you! SAGE Research Methods has been expanded to include a bunch of new content (too much to list out here). One feature worth taking a look at, if you haven't already, is the Project Planner, which walks you through your research project, start to finish. Access all of the supporting documentation referenced in the planner to ensure you've good a good grasp on what you'll need to do to conduct and finish your research.
SAGE Videos
SAGE Videos, formerly known as SAGE Education Video Collection, now includes videos from a number of subjects (not just education). Subjects covered including business, communication, counseling, criminal justice, education, management and leadership, nursing, political science, psychology, and social work.