Welcome to the library resources guide for the Introduction to Business Research Workshop.
The purpose of this workshop is to familiarize students with some of the resources and services available to business students.
Provides full text from 11,200 sources, including more than 1,100 scholarly business journals. Daily updates.
Canadian Business & Current Affairs™ Database combines full text and indexed content from a broad range of Canadian sources. Subject coverage: Canadian current events, business, science and technology, education, health, humanities and the arts, politics.
Provides full online content (complete full text of articles) from over 1500 leading scientific, technical, medical, and professional journals and books. Weekly updates.
O’Reilly for Higher Education covers business and technology resources with more than 46,000 ebooks, 30,000 hours of video, learning paths, case studies and playlists.
JSTOR represents over 600 journals in the arts, humanities and social sciences. NOTE: Does not provide access to current issues of periodicals. JSTOR provides archival access to journals and access to journals varies from publisher to publisher. In most cases two to five years plus the current calendar year are excluded.
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SCHOLARLY/PEER-REVIEWED |
POPULAR/TRADE |
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Intended Audience |
Researchers/Academics |
General public People working in the field |
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Author |
Researchers/Academics Credentials transparent |
Professional writers/Journalists Credentials less clear |
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Article Selection |
Editorial board of researchers/academics Peer-review committee |
Editor assigns or chooses |
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Purpose |
Relay information about original research |
Relay general information Entertain/infotainment |
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References |
Bibliography/in-text citations |
Very short or no bibliography |
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Advertisements |
May promote upcoming conferences Very few, if any, commercial ads |
General or related to industry |
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Appearance |
Serious title, plain Graphs/charts/statistics |
Eye-catching title Glossy, colorful graphics |
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Writing style/format |
Abstract Methods/Results/Discussion Formal style, terminology specific to field |
No abstract More free-flowing Informal, general language |
Provides full text from 11,200 sources, including more than 1,100 scholarly business journals. Daily updates.
Company Information
Below are two different ways to obtain company information:
First method
1. In the main search bar, enter the word company followed by the company name in brackets: company(starbucks)
2. Click Search
3. Under "Sources by Category", expand (click +) "Company Directories & Profiles"
4. Company Profiles such as GlobalData, Hoover's, and Standard & Poor's are excellent sources of company information including SWOT analyses, financials, executive profiles, history, news, etc.
Second method
1. On homepage of LexisNexis, click the "Get Company Info" tab.
2. Enter the company name and click "Go".
3. Choose and click link for "Parent" company.
4. Click on links on left side to find company information, SEC filings, financial overview, industry comparisons, and more. Find a snapshot of the company in the main window, which includes company description, financials, executive lists, and more.
Industry Information
1. To obtain industry overviews, click the "Get Company Info" tab on LexisNexis homepage.
2. Click "Company dossier" link.
3. Click on "Industry" tab, enter full or partial industry name, click search.
4. Choose an industry, and click the link.
5. Find overview in main window, including industry description, top companies, ratios, and stock charts. Find recent industry news and reports in links on left side of page.
