lrsp 433 - chavez - spring 2010

Research Tips for LRSP 433:

Production & Operations Management

Paul BogerCGPS Reference Librarian

pboger@umw.edu

UMW Libraries

Library Research Tools Library Catalog

Titles of Books Titles of Journals, Magazines and

Newspapers Searches Simpson Library, CGPS

Library, and 2 online books collections Databases

Articles in Journals, Magazines and Newspapers

Company and Industry Information

Databases

How do I find articles on my topic?

Databases – 24/7 Database A-Z list Databases by Subject Research Guides

• Click the drop-down menu by “Research by Subject”

• Click on “Business – CGPS” to access suggested research resources

• Click the “GO” button

Research Guide

• Click on the “Database” option

Research Guide

• Click on the name of a database to begin searching

Can I use the databases from home?

jsmith

password

• You will have to log-in to the databases when off-campus

• Contact the Library if you have access problems

• Enter your keywords in the search boxes

• Click the “Phrase” link to search for exact phrases

• Use the “Article Types” menu for different results

• Click “Search”

• Click any article title on the search results page for more information on the article

• Use the “Sort Items By” menu to list the most current articles or the most relevant articles

• Click “View PDF” or “View HTML” to view article

• Click on a “Keyword” or “Key Readings” to find similar information

• Enter your keywords

• Consider using some of the “Limit your results” options

• Click Search

Business Source Complete

Business Source Complete

• Click “PDF” or “HTML” links to retrieve articles

• Click “Locate Journal Article” if not full text through the database

• Is the article available in a UMW database? NO.

• What if the article is not available in a database? Use ILLIAD.

“Locate Journal Article” page

• Enter your keywords

• Consider using some of the “Limit” options

• Click “Search”

Business Full Text

Business Full Text

• Click “PDF” or “HTML” links to retrieve articles

• Click “Locate Article” if not full text through the database

“Locate Journal Article” page

• Is the article available in a UMW database? YES.

• Follow the database links to locate article.

Where do I begin?

How do I find books on my topic?

Book Catalog:

• Book catalog will search for books at the CGPS and Simpson Libraries

• Perform a “Keyword Search”

• Enter your keywords

• Click “Search”

Book Catalog: results

• Both print and electronic books available

• Call numbers show location

• NetLibrary – online book

• Library of Congress - print book

Book Catalog: results

• Print book at Stafford or Simpson Libraries

• Books at main campus library, request thru Illiad

• Click “full record” for ebooks

• Click “Item” or “Copies” for print books

In the Full Record, click the “Online” link to access the book in NetLibrary

Or select NetLibrary from the list of Databases on the “Business – CGPS” Research Guide

- Online books

What if my materials are at the main campus Library? What if UMW doesn’t have what I need?

Illiad – for Document Delivery and Interlibrary Loan Create an Illiad Account Online forms to request non-CGPS materials Give library lead time to process request Delivered to CGPS Library $2 fee for articles located from Simpson Library

• Try different databases

• Try different keywords

• Use an “asterisk” for multiple word endings - *

• Phrase Searching - quotation marks

• Avoid stop words like: in, an, of, for, on, by

• Ask Librarians for assistance

• Writing Center

Need help? Have Questions?

Come to the Library Mondays - Thursdays 1 p.m. -

9 p.m. Fridays 1 p.m. - 7 p.m. Saturdays 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Contact the Library Staff cgpslib@umw.edu 540-286-8025 IM: cgpslibrary

Set up a Research Appointment pboger@umw.edu 540-286-8066

Served at 5:30pm

Monday through Thursday