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Professor
Mihaela Malita
Library Liaison
Jeff Waller
Contents
Introduction
Searching for Journal Articles
Searching for Company
Information
Subject Guide
Computer Science
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CS101 teaches you how to use important software tools such as Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint to process and communicate information. These skills are an important component of achieving "information literacy". But it is equally important to know how to find and evaluate information, so that you have something of value to communicate in your papers, spreadsheets, and presentations. During this class session, you will learn how to find information in online sources, with a particular focus on doing business research. Knowing how to efficiently find information is a critical skill for anyone entering the world of business.
Specifically, this session will demonstrate the following:
- Using advanced search techniques in a specialized business database and a free online search engine in order to locate journal articles.
- Understanding the difference between searching proprietary databases and searching the Web.
- Locating news and data on companies in order to learn about their latest developments and evaluate their performance.
There are a wide range of periodicals dealing with business and economics, including scholarly journals, popular magazines, and the trade press. Scholarly journal articles will typically offer theoretical or empirical examinations of fairly narrow topics, while popular magazine articles provide overviews of the latest trends and developments. Trade-press periodicals (which are marketed to executives and employees in specific industries) present the insider’s perspective on the latest developments in markets and industries.
Search the following databases to locate citations and/or full-text of journal articles in the field of business. Use the Boolean AND to combine together multiple concepts (e.g., inflation AND interest rates), and use the Boolean OR to expand your search with synonyms and related terms (e.g., wages OR salaries). In the library databases, if you encounter Subject terms relevant to your topic, try searching those terms as Subjects to find more articles on that topic. When you find a useful article for which no full-text link is present, use WebBridge to determine whether the journal is available in Geisel Library or in full-text via another electronic database.
Business Source Premier
As the starting point for business research, this database provides full-text articles and abstracts for journals covering business, management, economics, finance, and accounting.
Class exercise on searching journal databases (Exercise #1).
Google Scholar
This free search engine can be used to find scholarly publications, including peer-reviewed papers, books, journal articles, and government reports. If an item is not available in full text, use the Geisel WebBridge links to obtain it.
ABI INFORM
This database provides citations and abstracts from over 2,000 business and management periodicals, including academic journals and trade publications.
Academic Search Premier
This multi-disciplinary database is an excellent starting point for finding scholarly journal articles and popular magazine articles on a wide range of topics.
Business and Industry
Here you'll find citations and some full-text articles from trade magazines, newsletters, and business magazines about companies, industries, and products.
Business and Management Practices
Look here for citations and some full-text articles that focus on decision-making in organizations and business strategies. This is a good database to search for case studies and how-to articles.
EconLit
This database provides the most comprehensive indexing of the scholarly literature of economics. It provides citations for journal articles, books, and working papers.
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For business students, the ability to locate corporate news and data is essential for a variety of tasks, including analyzing a company’s financial performance, tracking recent developments, exploring its market strategy, and evaluating its growth prospects. But for all students, these skills can help you explore the career potential of different industries, prepare for job interviews, and even identify stocks to purchase. Here are some databases and websites that offer excellent information about companies and industries.
LexisNexis Academic: News Module
Find full-text articles from major newspapers and business publications. Next to the Select Sources label, choose "Business News Publications" in order to search business-specific publications.
LexisNexis Academic: Business Module
Access company profiles from sources such as Hoovers and S&P, view company financial data and SEC filings, or read industry analyst reports from Investext. To get started, choose either Company Profiles or SEC Filings from the menu at left.
Class exercise on searching LexisNexis for company news and profiles (Exercise #2).
Annual Report Gallery
A one-stop source for the latest annual reports of over 2,000 companies, searchable by company name, industry, or sector.
Business Source Premier with Business Searching Interface
This specialized interface provides easy access to industry and company profiles, market research reports, and SWOT analyses.
EDGAR Database
The government-maintained repository of corporate financial reports (such as 10-Ks and 10-Qs) filed with the SEC. These reports include cash flows, balance sheets, and other information for many companies. Much of this information is also available on LexisNexis.
Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage
Products available through this database include S&P's Industry Surveys, Company Profiles, and Stock Reports. These publications include detailed analysis by S&P experts as well as recent financial data.
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