Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore and Washington DC (April 13, 2009) SAGE, the world's leading research methods publisher, will be offering live demos of Methodspace for the first time at the American Educational Research Association annual meeting April 14-16 in San Diego.
Sponsored by SAGE, Methodspace (www.methodspace.com) is a Facebook-like social networking site for researchers from across the academic spectrum looking for support and advice on any aspect of methodology whether it be quantitative, qualitative, or evaluative. Launched in late March, the site has grown to a community of more than 700 users, including leading international researchers, professors and graduate students. Registered users can participate in discussions about methodology issues and controversies; share and solve methodology problems; find out about relevant conferences and events; and discover and review new resources in methods, including free book chapters and journal articles.
SAGE is recognized worldwide as the leading publisher in research methods and has been supporting researchers for more than forty years with a collection of more than 1,200 books, journals and reference works in the field.
"SAGE has a long history of being a pioneer in helping develop the field of research methods and Methodspace is the next step toward the future," said Alison Mudditt, SAGE Executive Vice President, Higher Education Group. "SAGE is already well-known to AERA members for our research methods books and journals and Methodspace will be another important tool to aid them in their research
Demonstrations will be ongoing throughout the conference at the SAGE booth (#220-232) in the exhibition hall. Visit www.methodspace.com for more information or for more information on all SAGE research methods resources, please visit www.sagepub.com/researchmethods.
SAGE is a leading international publisher of journals, books, and electronic media for academic, educational, and professional markets. Since 1965, SAGE has helped inform and educate a global community of scholars, practitioners, researchers, and students spanning a wide range of subject areas including business, humanities, social sciences, and science, technology, and medicine. An independent company, SAGE has principal offices in Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore and Washington DC. www.sagepublications.com