For anyone researching a topic related to business, take a look at the Business Source Premier databases, which offers access to articles from thousands of different journals, magazines, and newspapers. The database also offers access to company profiles, market research reports, and industry profiles. It’s a very large database with lots of content. To help you maximize your time spent using this database, take a look at the tutorial! Brand new and just for you! Hope this helps!
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Hey, are you thinking about doing some research on Nonprofits? Looking for information related to philanthropy? Want to find contact information for NGOs? Then take a look at the library’s tutorial for Nonprofit Management!
If you’ve been searching any of the EBSCOhost database this week, you’ve probably noticed they rolled out their new search interface. The library is prepared for the changes, and most of our handouts and tutorials have already been updated to reflect the changes. We’ve added a new tutorial (Accounting!) , and changed the format and content of some of the older tutorials. We are also busy working on tutorials for the Business Source Premier database and for resources covering Not-For-Profit Management. So if you haven’t had a look yet at our tutorials, or if your just looking for some more helpful research tips, then make sure to look at our research tutorials page!
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In the coming weeks, EBSCOhost will be unveiling a new interface for their databases, which include ERIC, Academic Search Premier, PsycINFO, and others. To help familiarize our students with the new interface, we are updating our research tutorials to reflect the changes. In addition, this summer we hope to create new tutorials for the Business Source Premier database and resources related to Non-Profit Management. So keep your eyes open for new tutorials!
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LexisNexis Academic is a large database, popular with many academic and public libraries, in part because it offers full text access to hundreds of local, regional, national, and international newspapers. The tutorial below describes how to search the LexisNexis database for newspaper articles.
Note: This tutorial was produced by the library at Georgia Tech. To access the LexisNexis Academic database via the Regis Library, go to the A-Z database list.
One of the primary differences between searching the Web using Google and searching the library databases is the ability to perform a subject search. When you search Google, you are performing a keyword search. Your search terms can appear anywhere in your results.
In contrast, most of the library databases allow you to search by subject. This is because someone at the database examines each article and identifies the subjects it covers. Subject headings (sometimes called descriptors, or more generically tags) are applied to each article and can be viewed in the database record for each item.
So when you search the library databases (1) determine if the database indexes materials by subject (2) identify the subject headings or descriptors used by the database for your topic (3) perform a subject search using the appropriate subject terms and phrases. This require a bit more work and investment at the beginning of your search. However, the payoff is a much more precise search with results that are highly relevant to your topic. Take a look at the subject searching tutorial to discover strategies for identifying the subject headings you should be using in your searches!
Compare this search method with a web search using Google. More often than not with Google you get hundreds of thousand of results, and then have to sort through all those results to identify relevant items. You might be inclined to just go with the first few results you get, but is that really what you want to do for an academic paper? Remember, as a student at Regis you are responsible for learning the content of your course, but you also should take the initiative to learn about new search tools and information resources. You already know about Google, so why not explore Business Source Premier, America History and Life, PsycINFO, and more!
In addition, web search engines will often direct you popular resources like Wikipedia or About.com. These websites do have value, but they are not academic or scholarly, and should not be relied upon to perform scholarly research. Instead, look to the library databases which provide you with a focused collection of scholarly peer reviewed journals and trade publications.
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The Regis Library offers access to several different subject databases via the EBSCOhost platform. EBSCO is a database vendor, and they have several tutorials online covering the basic and advanced features found in any EBSCOhost database. Give them a look, and you’ll know all the ins and outs of searching the EBSCOhost databases.
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In the electronic information age, its pretty easy to copy and paste information into your work. But this does not represent academic research! Take a moment to view this tutorial on plagiarism. Your academic writing should make clear where your information comes from and what research you have performed.
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The library has created two new tutorials for students searching for company and industry information. The tutorials describe several of the larger business databases, and show you how to find company profiles, financial data, annual and quarterly income statements, industry reports, and more!
Library databases for company and industry research
http://insite.regis.edu/library/public/company_industry_1/company_industry_1.htm
Search strategies for company and industry information
http://insite.regis.edu/library/public/company_industry_2/company_industry_2.htm
Click here to see a list of all library research tutorials.
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Have you visited the library’s tutorials page recently? We’ve added some new tutorials that may be of benefit to you. The How Do I…? tutorial provides a simple interactive interface for you to familiarize yourself with the different library departments and the services they offer. For those you researching topics related to nursing and allied health, check out the health care research suite of tutorials. We’ve reorganized the page, and we’re working on more tutorials as well. So keep checking back with us! Your feedback is also appreciated, so don’t hesitate to contact us and let us know how we can help you.
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