mbus 516 - chavez - spring 2010
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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 information 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?
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• Enter your keywords on the search boxes
• Notice the “Phrase” options. This keeps your terms side-by-side
• 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
• Click “View PDF” or “View HTML” to view article
• Click on a “Keyword” or “Key Readings” to find similar article
• 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
“Locate Journal Article” page
• Is the article available in a UMW database? YES.
• Use the database links to locate article.
• 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? NO.
• Use the ILLIAD links to request document from another library
• Locate detailed industry reports
• Search by keyword or industry code
- Industry Reports
• Download the report as a PDF or MS Word document
- Industry Reports
• Navigate to market segments, market characteristics, and regulation
- Industry Reports
• Enter a company name or ticker symbol• Click “Search”
- Company Searches
• Use the Tabs to navigate to different company data• Click the “Industry Reports” tab to get a profile of that industry • Click the “News” tab to get current articles on that company• Click “Annual Reports” for company reports
- Company Searches
• On the Basic Search screen, click the “Industry Reports” tab
- Industry Reports
• Select your industry from the drop down menus• Click “Download” to access the PDF version of the report
- Industry Reports
• 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
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
Illiad: to request materials not at the CGPS Library
Need help? Have Questions?
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