1. Books

Comprehensive books on research for subjects such as ours are difficult to find; but there are useful sections to be found in:

Walliman, N., 2001, Your Research Project: A Step-by-Step Guide for the First-Time Researcher, Sage, London. [see especially ch. 1, 2, 8]

Sharp, J. and Howard, K., 1996, The Management of a Student Research Project, Gower.

O'Dochartaigh, N., The Internet Research Handbook, Sage, London.