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BUS 272 Library Research

BUS 272 Library Research. Sources, tools, and skills to save you time. Mark Bodnar mbodnar@sfu.ca. Can you…. 1. Find the SFU Library's business research guides on the web? 2. Name a database that contains business journal articles?

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BUS 272 Library Research

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  1. BUS 272Library Research Sources, tools, and skills to save you time Mark Bodnar mbodnar@sfu.ca

  2. Can you… 1. Find the SFU Library's business research guides on the web? 2. Name a database that contains business journal articles? 3. Describe a technique that will help you be more efficient when you search any article/book database? 4. Name a tool that will keep track of the articles you've found and create your bibliography for you? 5. Tell the difference between an academic journal and a popular magazine? 6. List at least three ways to contact a librarian for assistance?

  3. Sample Search #1: Books A. Brainstorm keywords and concepts: • Want books on anger among employees. • employee/worker/personnel/workplace… • anger/conflict/argument/violence/violent/emotions/abuse… B. Choose a tool: the SFU Library Catalogue Note: The catalogue tells you what books and journals (online or print) we have. It doesn’t help you find specific articles within journals. Our next sample search will cover that. C. Enter your keywords…

  4. Sample Search #1: Books • Truncation symbol (*): employee*=employee, employees • Link to this search in the SFU Library Catalogue

  5. Sample Search #1: Books • Remainder of the record is on the next slide. • Link to this item in the SFU Library Catalogue • How would you use this item to find more books?

  6. Sample Search #1: Books • This is the second half of the record from the last screen. • How would you use this item to find more books? • Link to this item in the SFU Library Catalogue

  7. Sample Search #1: Books • Using one of the Subjects from the last item… • Link to this search in the SFU Library Catalogue • Note that this first item is an electronic resource.

  8. Sample Search #1: Books • First result from our last Subject search. • Link to this search in the SFU Library Catalogue • How would you use this item to find similar ones…?

  9. Sample Search #2: Articles A. Brainstorm keywords: • Same keywords as before … plus the ones you’ve spotted in your first search: aggression, aggressive, bullying… B. Choose a tool: Business Source Complete C. Enter your keywords… D. Cycle your search: Use your first good items to find similar articles.

  10. Sample Search #2: Articles • Notes: truncation (*) used / starting with keyword / limiting to scholarly / not limiting to full text… • Link to this search in BSC

  11. Sample Search #2: Articles • How would you use what you see here to find similar articles?

  12. Sample Search #2: Articles From the Abstract: …by investigating both the independent and joint influence of gender and relative organizational status on workplace anger expression. Their findings show that… • How can you tell if an article is scholarly/academic within BSC?

  13. Short Version (so far) • Many people think efficient and effective research is all about knowing the right sources and tools (databases). • It isn’t. • See my Research Guide for BUS 272 to get a list of key databases, etc. • Efficient and effective research is about using the tools wisely. • Brainstorm for keywords & concepts before you start searching. • Cycle your keyword searches using authors, call numbers, subjects, references, new keywords, journal names, etc.

  14. Bibliographies via RefWorks • Within Business Source Complete: Click on the Add button to add the item to your folder.

  15. Click on the Folder icon next to a BSC item • Click on Export Bibliographies via RefWorks • Save citations directly into RefWorks

  16. Bibliographies via RefWorks • More info on RefWorks? Click on RefWorks on the SFU Library home page for access to guides, tutorials, FAQs, and more.

  17. Getting Help • Ask anyone at the Ask Us Desk on the main floor of the Library. • Use our Ask a Librarian services (via the Library home page) to chat or email with a librarian. • Contact me: Mark Bodnar mbodnar@sfu.ca Class? Due Date? Where have you searched? How have you searched? Found anything close to what you need?

  18. Can you… 1. Find the SFU Library's business research guides on the web? 2. Name a database that contains business journal articles? 3. Describe a technique that will help you be more efficient when you search any article/book database? 4. Name a tool that will keep track of the articles you've found and create your bibliography for you? 5. Tell the difference between an academic journal and a popular magazine? 6. List at least three ways to contact a librarian for assistance?

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