Exploring the State Library’s electronic business resources

…let our wide reach extend your grasp…

A note on using this presentation…

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What you need to know before you start…

Electronic resources are delivered via the internet or on CD-ROMSubscriptions - can only be used in the Alexander Library buildingMost are self-service for the public, a few are only for staff usePrinting is available at 20c per page, some databases allow emailing of search results, no downloading available for disc/usb storage devicesEnsure that University students are aware of their university’s resources!

How do I access them?

Online resources are accessed by clicking Explore electronic resources in the Alexander library building home page (images on next two slides)

How do I access them… cont.

CD-ROM resources are available on request from the reference deskA list of resources (with descriptions) is available on our external website.

Electronic resources can help you find…

Statistical / Market research informationCompany informationPublished articles, either full text or citation and abstract Note that articles may also contain statistics

and other information useful for market research and company research

Statistics / Market Research

ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) eLEP (electronic Library Extention

Programme) – full text of ABS publications since 1998.

CLIB 2001 (Census at your Library) CD-ROM

CDATA 2001 Quickbuild (detailed census data) CD-ROM

Statistics / Market research cont…

Market Research Monitor over 1,000 reports providing up to date

market data and detailed company profiles including market shares and brand information

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Statistics / Market research cont…

World Consumer Lifestyles statistics on key lifestyle indicators across

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Statistics / Market research cont…

Metal Bulletin Prices & Data (CD-ROM)Mining Annual Review (CD-ROM)

Company information

Business Who’s Who of Australia (also available in print) Directory of Australian private and public

companies Image on next slide…

Company information…cont

Datanalysis Information on all companies listed on (and

delisted from) the Australian stock exchange

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Company information…cont

Jobsons Online information on over 1400 Australian and New

Zealand listed companies (from Jobson’s Mining Year Book and Jobson’s Year Book of Public Companies)

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Journal articles –full text and citation/abstract

ABIX – Australian Business IntelligenceImage on next slide…

Journal articles –full text and citation/abstract…

EBSCOHOST databases Business source premier

Full text from the world’s top management journals, Datamonitor company profiles, EIU country reports

Econlit Abstracts and indexes the world’s

economics literature since 1969 (American Economics Association)

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Journal articles –full text and citation/abstract…

Informit databases Business & Management group

including… AATD Australian Accounting and Taxation AIMMAT AIM Management and training EDGE Management, Environmental, Packaging

and Building IREL Australian industrial relations MEDGE Management and environment info.

Journal articles –full text and citation/abstract…

Proquest’s ABI/Inform Full text from the world’s top management

journals

Databases accessed by the library staff…

National Bibliographic Database (Kinetica) location for loans, bibliographic

verification

Pay per use databases – used at discretion of library staff Factiva Dialog

How do I find out about full text online?

Refer to Fulltext Sources Online Which database has a particular

journal? What time period does it cover?

Need more help!

Call the business reference desk (08) 9427 3222

Thankyou!

Slides Prepared by Frances HammondReference Librarian

Business & ManagementState Library of Western Australia

Revised 12 July 2004