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Case Studies

Tutorial to help you locate case studies inside library databases.

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About this Guide

This guide provides instructors for locating, reading, and responding to case studies. The contents include the following:
 

  • Locating Case Studies
    Find case studies in the library's resources.
     
  • Reading Case Studies
    Provides tips for reading comprehension.
     
  • Writing Case Studies
    Provides guidance for situations where you may be asked to write your own case study.
     
  • Help
    Provides links to additional resources that were not otherwise mentioned.

View a previously recorded library instructional webinar about locating case study resources in the library:

What Is a "Case Study"?

Case studies are in-depth examinations of a specific topic through the collection of data.

The following Research Starter further defines the concept of the "case study":

Common Uses of Case Studies

Case studies:

  • Explore new concepts
  • Generate new ideas or new ways of thinking about a specific concept
  • Illustrate theories
  • Identify new relationships or connections with other concepts

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