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Researching your dissertation topic: Using a specialist (database) Sam Oakley

Researching your dissertation topic: Using a specialist (database) Sam Oakley. Last time we looked at. Analysing your topic to find good search terms Accessing online resources using Athens Using iFind Research to search for journal articles

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Researching your dissertation topic: Using a specialist (database) Sam Oakley

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  1. Researching your dissertation topic: Using a specialist (database) Sam Oakley
  2. Last time we looked at.... Analysing your topic to find good search terms Accessing online resources using Athens Using iFind Research to search for journal articles Using EBSCO Business Source Complete to search for journal articles
  3. Problems with accessing online journals? Help sheet on BB Email buslib@swansea.ac.uk Visit the Information Desk
  4. Google: do you trust what you find? Who wrote it? What are their qualifications? Is there a bias? When? How current is it? (“academic and/or professional literatures”)
  5. Google tips Check the URL: .ac.uk / .edu = academic institutions .gov.uk / .gov = government office .org.uk / .org = non-profit organization Use the “site:” command to restrict a search e.g. “site:ac.uk” “Filetype:pdf” can be handy for articles
  6. Google Scholar Google’s version of an academic database Quick & easy Is it scholarly? You may hit a pay wall: Link to iGetIt@Swansea University (sheet on BB) Use iFind Research / iFind Discover
  7. What else? Proquest Business Collection Mintel FAME
  8. Proquest Business Collection Search for journal articles & report = similar to EBSCO Business Source Complete Includes some specific themes: Asian business & reference Entrepreneurship Accounting & Tax Banking “Scholarly” / “Peer reviewed” filter
  9. Market Research Mintel Oxygen = market research reports for the following industries: E-commerce Food Drink Leisure Technology
  10. Mintel Global market navigator Stats / figures Compare markets in different countries e.g. Broadband in Western Europe Socio-economic data e.g. Population, GDP
  11. More Industry / Market Information EBSCO Business Source Complete has “Industry Profiles” (by Country) Market research reports = Do a search & filter by “Source Type” Proquest Business Collection also has market research: use “Data & Reports” link
  12. FAME: Financial Analysis Made Easy Financial data (no written analysis) UK & Irish Companies Includes SMEs & private companies Peer report
  13. More Company Information EBSCO Business Source Complete has “Company Reports” for large multinational companies On the toolbar: More -> Company Profiles Proquest Business Collection also has Company info Use “Data & Reports” link
  14. What next? Referencing (zzzzz) Referencing made easy using EndNote Web (Yay!) Troubleshoot your literature review Help at any time: buslib@swansea.ac.uk
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