Business Resources in the Library Kelly Travers Business Librarian
Library Resources • • • Library catalogue Electronic Journals Databases Searching the internet Help with referencing and avoiding plagiarism • Athens login • Help
Library Catalogue • • Look at the library catalogue www. uel. ac. uk/lls Click on Library Search Use search box to find books and journals • Click on locations to find where the book is in the library • Sign in to my account to renew and reserve books
E-journals • Can find them via library catalogue A-Z button • Can search a specific article via Articles tab on catalogue • Can read latest issues of various business journals, e. g. Harvard Business Review or The Economist
Databases (1) o EBSCO: Business Source Complete • Academic business, accounting, finance and economics journals o ABI / Inform • Advertising, economics, HR, finance and taxation o Euromonitor/Passport GMID • Key business intelligence on countries, consumers, lifestyles, markets and companies o FT. com • Global daily business and market news o Keynote • UK market research and Companies House data
Databases (2) • To access the databases, go to the library home page and click on ‘Databases and E-Journals’ • http: //www. uel. ac. uk/lls/search/d atabases/ • Select the database you require from the A-Z list • Quick Guides on how to search each databases are embedded on this page
What info do you need and where do you find it? Info • Academic research • Facts • Background • Statistics • Market research • Company info • Newspaper reports • Stock market info Source • Business Databases • Books/websites • Books • Websites/databases • Euromonitor/Keynote • Keynote, EBSCO, FT • Nexis/FT. com • FT. com
Tips for researching • Good research is the foundation of a good assignment • Prepare a list of keywords and phrases before you start searching • Search a wide variety of sources, e. g. journals, books, databases, websites • Use the database Thesaurus if you get stuck
Subject Pages ¡ ¡ • • • Available from www. uel. ac. uk/lls Go to ‘Subject Support’ on the Highlights tab and ‘Subject Area’ http: //www. uel. ac. uk/lls/services/su bjectsupport/ Choose from the list: Accountancy and Finance Business Economics
Searching the Internet • Think about the information you actually need • List the keywords/phrases • Use BOOLEAN operators (AND, OR, NOT) • Use Advanced Search • Google Scholar • Always be suspicious… • More information, see Info Skills website… • http: //infoskills. uelconnect. org. uk/
Referencing and Plagiarism • Very important to cite your work correctly • Harvard referencing style • Cite Them Right available as ebook via UEL Plus • Guidance on Library web pages • If in doubt, ask!
Athens Logins • Password for access to eresources off campus • Access to electronic books • Collect your Athens username and password from your UEL Direct Webmail account or email: library@uel. ac. uk
Sconul • More than 150 UK University libraries in the scheme • Reference access to print stock • Collect card from Library Counter • Information on www. uel. ac. uk/lls • See www. access. sconul. ac. uk
Other libraries you can use • British Library: www. bl. uk • Reference only, with a readers card • Business and IP centre @ BL • City Business Library in Guildhall
Help! • For help with finding and searching resources contact me: Kelly Travers • Monday – Friday : 09. 00 – 17. 00 • Telephone : 020 8223 6461 • E-mail : k. s. travers@uel. ac. uk
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