Until October 23, 2026, the VILNIUS TECH community has a trial of SAGE Research Methods – a resource platform for students, doctoral students, lecturers and researchers looking for reliable and practically applicable information on scientific research methods.
SAGE Research Methods helps at various stages of research – from formulating a research question and choosing a research design to collecting, analyzing and presenting data. The platform provides material from various disciplines, covering qualitative, quantitative and mixed research methods, statistical analysis, data visualization, digital research methods, research ethics, etc.
What will you find on the platform?
Books and reference publications: reference books, encyclopedias and other publications on research methodology. Comprehensive method guides and publications from the Little Green Books and Little Blue Books series on quantitative and qualitative research methods can be especially useful.
Interactive tools
Methods Map – a map of research methods that helps to discover interrelated research methods. This can be especially useful when a researcher is still deciding which method to use in their study.
Project Planner – a help in planning a study, where step-by-step guidelines help to navigate the different stages of scientific research – from the research question and research design to data collection, analysis and presentation of results.
Which Stats Test helps to choose the right statistical analysis method.
Datasets for practice – Datasets allows you not only to read about research methods, but also to learn how to analyze data in practice. It provides downloadable qualitative and quantitative datasets and guidelines for their analysis.
Video material
The platform’s video collections include expert-led trainings, interviews, practical demonstrations and short documentary videos. Topics include research design, qualitative and quantitative and mixed methods, survey research, data science, big data and digital research, research ethics and more.
Real research examples
SAGE Research Methods Cases provides analyses of real research cases, in which researchers describe the methods they chose, the challenges they faced, and how they solved them. Such examples can help to better understand how theoretical methodological knowledge is applied in real research.
Modern and digital research methods
The platform pays much attention to modern research methods: online research, online surveys, API data collection, big data, digital methods and text analysis. For example, the platform provides material on the use of large language models for text analysis.
How can this be useful for the VILNIUS TECH community?
For students – assistance in preparing term papers, final papers and other scientific papers: you can clarify the principles of research methods, find practical examples and test work with data.
For doctoral students and researchers – useful in planning research methodology, searching for a suitable research method, deepening knowledge of statistical or qualitative analysis and searching for real examples of the application of methods.
For teachers – the methodological materials, case studies, videos and datasets available on the platform can be used in the study process, for practical assignments and for independent learning of students. The platform also allows you to create and share thematic reading collections.
Access is available from VILNIUS TECH computer network or via VPN. As a security measure, two-factor authentication is additionally required (i.e. verification from mobile device app or by call).
