Research Platform
EBSCOhost is a powerful online reference tool that offers a variety of full text databases and popular databases from leading information providers.
HOW TO GUIDE: Download this search Guide to navigating the EBSCOhost platform and use it in your research. For the video tutorial, please view this.
Log-in here to start your search or ask a Librarian for the log-in details.
Statistical Software
IBM® SPSS® Statistics is a powerful statistical software platform. It offers a user-friendly interface and a robust set of features that lets your organization quickly extract actionable insights from your data. Advanced statistical procedures help ensure high accuracy and quality decision making. All facets of the analytics lifecycle are included, from data preparation and management to analysis and reporting.
SPSS is available for use through the Instructional and Performance Assessment (IPA) Office. Set an appointment through ipa.office@dlszobel.edu.ph to start using the software.
HOW TO GUIDE: Click on this link to try the self-paced Introductory Course from the Open University for free! It features an interactive activity to help you feel and experience the SPSS interface.
Registration is required, you will need to type in some commonly asked personal data to proceed. Please make sure that your account is set in "Private".
Statistical Software
JASP is the free and user-friendly way to do statistics. JASP is an open-source project supported by the University of Amsterdam. With JASP you can analyze your data and present your results in a simple and intuitive way using both classical frequentist and Bayesian analyses.
HOW TO GUIDE: Click How to Use JASP to find the JASP Tutorial section with all the analyses and functions available in JASP, accompanied by explanatory media like blog posts, videos and animated GIF-files.
Writing Assistant
Turnitin Draft Coach™ helps students improve their academic writing and research skills by providing instant feedback where they write. It contains Grammar Correction, Similarity Check, and Citation Improvement.
HOW TO GUIDE: See this letter from the ISTS Department to set-up your account.
Jamovi is a free, open-source application that makes data analysis easy and intuitive. Jamovi menus and commands are designed to simplify the transition from programs like SPSS but, under the hood, jamovi is based on the powerful statistical programming language R.
HOW TO GUIDE: Click on the video or go to datalab.cc site. To navigate the videos, click on the menu icon (☰) at the top right of the video and select the videos you want to see.
Research Platform
ProQuest® enables better learning, better research, better insights. It powers research in academic, corporate, government, public and school libraries around the world with unique content. ProQuest® preserves rich, vast and varied information – whether historical archives or today’s scientific breakthroughs – and packages it with digital technologies that enhance its discovery, sharing and management.
HOW TO GUIDE: View this video tutorial to learn more. Log-in here to start your search or ask a Librarian for the log-in details.
Digital Newsstand
PressReader gives you access to 7,000+ of the world's most popular newspapers and magazines on any device. It can be a powerful tool that can help supplement academic research.
That’s because libraries that offer PressReader are able to connect their users to thousands of high-quality publications from around the world, covering subject matter that ranges from business, science and technology to art and design, and beyond (PressReader Team, 2023).
HOW TO GUIDE: Click this guide to learn about onsite and offsite access.
Reference Manager
Zotero [zoh-TAIR-oh] is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share your research sources.
HOW TO GUIDE: For more detailed information and tutorials, visit the Zotero documentation page and view this 3-minute tutorial video.