1	MGMT 425 Library Research http://www.csulb.edu/library
2	Susan B Jackson Business Librarian sjackso4@csulb.edu Please use email to contact me. Use one of the following subject lines in your email: research help or business student or student needs help.
3	The Library can offer: A wealth of web based tools to support your research. Research consultation services with experienced business librarians. Books, videos, and government documents on a wide variety of business content. Free InterLibrary Services for any research materials you need that are not currently available at CSULB.
4	You should start with… The Library Web Site http://www.csulb.edu/library All major library resources are accessible from off site! Our forms, services, and electronic collections are all available on the Web Site…one stop shopping!
5	CSULB Library Home Page www.csulb.edu/library Find out how to Connect From Home Access the Library’s Electronic Resources (which leads you to…) Find Books = COAST (the Library’s online catalog) Find Articles = Research Databases By Topic or Title Research Guides By Topic = See Business in the alphabetical list
6	COAST: the Library’s online catalog Contains materials that the CSULB Library owns: books, videos, ebooks, ejournals, journals, government documents, reserve materials… COAST tells you where it is located and if it is checked out Start with keywords to find material Create your PIN on COAST and View Your Library Record
7	If you need material Not at the CSULB Library: Link+ (books only): allows you to search about 30 other libraries’ catalogs. You can electronically request books from Link+. It takes 3-5 working days to arrive at the CSULB Library’s Circulation Desk ILLIAD (InterLibrary Services): allows you to request journal articles or books from other libraries. It takes 7-10 days. So plan ahead.
8	Research Databases From Electronic Resources click on Find Articles This leads you to Databases By Topic or Databases By Title Use research databases to identify articles on certain topics These databases index: newsletters, journals, trade magazines, newspapers & wire services These databases contain: citations to specific articles, abstracts and/or the full-text articles.
9	Use the following Research Databases to find articles: ABI Inform Global: a structured index to business material. Contains 1500 worldwide business periodicals. Many full-text resources in the database. ABI Inform Trade & Industry: contains 700 full-text trade, industry, and business publications that cover day-to-day business issues, research and development, new technology, and industry news. Factiva: a full-text database that contains nearly 8,000 publications in 22 languages- (newswires, newspapers, magazines, trade journals, and media transcripts)
10	More Research Databases to find articles: JSTOR: contains full-text major business and economics journals. Lexis Nexis Academic Universe: a full-text database that contains major newspapers, magazines, and newswires. Contains international sources. Use the GUIDED SEARCH to allow more flexibility in your search request.
11	Research databases to find Company Information: Factiva: click on Companies/Markets found in the menu that runs along the top of the screen. Fill in the name of the company or the ticker symbol for the company. Allows access to contact info, a business description, the latest news, SEC filings and more about your company. Lexis Nexis Academic Universe: go to the Business library found in the menu on the left side of the search screen. Allows access to company financial reports, profiles, and SEC filings. Mergent Online: a Basic Search allows you to search by company name or ticker symbol. Allows access to company details, company financials, and SEC filings.
12	Research Databases to find industry information: Lexis Nexis Academic Universe: go to the Business library found in the menu on the left side of the search screen. Then click on Industry & Market under the NEWS heading. Use Guided Search for more search options. S & P NetAdvantage: In addition to company information you can also access S & P’s Industry Surveys which are in-depth reports on 51 industry groupings. See the main search screen and look under the heading Industries.
13	More Research databases to find industry information: Value Line Investment Survey Online: Access to company and industry stock data, investment recommendations and projections. Information on about 1700 stocks and 90 industries. Use the menu on the left side of the screen-Lookup Industry or Lookup Company.
14	Finding the Article: Get the citation from the database: Author, article title, journal title, date & pages Check for full-text: In the database you were searching in Using the SFX link in the database you were searching in In COAST by clicking on Locate Journals
15	More on Finding the Article: If full-text is not available at the CSULB Library (either in print, microform or electronically) use our free ILLiad InterLibrary Services. Make sure you have all the information you need to request the article: title of the article, title of the journal, volume and issue of the journal, pages the article can be found in the journal, the date of the journal that the article is in, and, if possible, the resource you found the citation to the article in. Plan ahead.
16	Research on the Internet: The Internet offers information and data from all over the world. Because there is so much information available you need to develop skills to access or evaluate the information you see on the web.
17	Ask yourself these questions: Who wrote this? Is the author well-known? Is there contact information for the author? Where does the document you found on the Internet live? Is it attached to a viable organization, library, university or government agency?
18	More questions to ask yourself: If the document contains research, does it include the data and an explanation of the research method(s) used to gather the data? Is there a bibliography attached to the document? Is the information in the document timely? Does the document include the date the information was gathered? Is there a copyright date or “last updated” date?
19	Some Library Terminology: Abstract: in terms of a journal article it is a summary of what the article is about Citation: the information you need about a journal article in order to find the entire article. It consists of the title of the article, the author(s), the title of the journal, the volume and issue of the journal, the pages the article can be found on in the journal and the date of the volume and issue of the journal. Database: a collection of information that can be retrieved by a computer. Specifically, an article database contains information about the articles that are in journals. The database allows the user to get to specific articles by using subjects, keywords, or authors to retrieve those articles. Most article databases the CSULB Library subscribes to costs money. The information is not free. Peer-reviewed or scholarly journal: a journal that is written for students, scholars, and researchers. It will report original research. It will contain signed articles and the authors of these articles will be subject specialists and have credentials in that subject field. The journal will have little or no advertising, tables and charts, and contain long articles with bibliographies or reference lists.