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Developing a Business PlanResearch Resources
© Janet Tillman/The Master’s College, 2010-13, permission is granted for non-profit educational use; any reproduction or modification should include this statement.
In Depth Research
Nature of information need determines the types of resources consulted
Closely examine resources Does the tool need to be used at all If so, discover how to use the tool
Identify Available Research Tools: Libraries Online Databases and Indexes
State, county and city Library systems provide free access▪ San Francisco Public Library (sfpl.org) [CA resident
appear in person at any SFPL branch]▪ 17 BUSINESS DATABASES (14 unique from LA and SCV)
▪ LA = County of Lost Angeles Public Library (colapublib.org)▪ Business Insights: Essentials - Information on companies,
industries and more in the context of timely news, statistical data, and in-depth reports.
▪ Business Resource Center ▪ DemographicsNow - access to U.S. Census data sorted by
geographic location and demographic characteristics▪ Legal Information Reference Center - legal self-help reference
works and free legal forms.▪ ReferenceUSA - detailed business information.
Identify Available Research Tools: Libraries
▪ SCV = Santa Clarita Public Library (santaclaritalibrary.com)▪ Canyon Country Jo Ann Darcy Library▪ Old Town Newhall Library▪ Valencia Branch/Main Office
Legal Information Resource Center (also available in colapublib)
Reference USA (also in SFPL) Small Business Reference Center (also in SFPL)
Identify Available Research Tools
Handbooks and manuals Search business handbooks [that
contain my query words] in Subject
Directories Search business directories [that
contain my query words] in Subject
Research Tools
Increase efficiency and effectiveness: Know what tools are available Learn how to use them
▪ Examine “Help”, “About”, buttons, tabs, drop down menus, etc.
▪ Look for refining search options:▪ Scholarly/Peer Reviewed, References cited,
Number pages, Language, Date, Type of document, etc.
▪ Look for services:▪ Email, print, Durable link, Cite, Share, Search
Alert, Save, Bookmark, etc.
Basic Research Tools
Library Catalog books, CD’s, DVD’s, videos, MP3’s, Journals, Web sites, etc.
Indexes periodical articles
Databases books, theses, dissertations, multi-author works, proceeding, reports, other scholarly document, etc.
Library Web SiteThe First and Best place to go when Conducting Scholarly Research
Use Chrome, Firefox or Safari Web browsers
Do NOT use Explorer
Go to the Library Web site:
www.masters.edu
Go to the Library Web site:
Peruse the library Web site: Interlibrary
Loan Help with
Research Trial
Databases Find Journals Find
Databases Search
Solomon Advanced
www.masters.edu/library
Help with Research
Identifying Scholarly Web sites
Simple Search in Solomon
Basic Research Tools in Solomon
Everything = Library Catalog, Article Indexes and Other
eResources
Books and more = Library Catalog
Articles and more = Articles Indexes and Other eResources
Search Databases
Search Databases = article indexes and other eResources
Search Databases - Business
Refine Your Search
Find dDatabases
Find Databases - again
Here
Or here
Find Databases - select a category
Find Databases – select your own
Find Databases – select your own
Find Databases – direct access
Find Databases – direct access
If the business you want is not in PrivCo, contact Dan Gingert, [email protected]. Tell him you are a student at Master’s and would like his data team to prioritize a profile of the company you want. Also, if there is anything specific you are looking for regarding it, just let him know that, too.
Find Journals
Find Journals
Find Journals
Search the JOURNAL
TITLE NOT the
article title
Effective ResearchUse Sources to Find Sources
Effective Research
Use Sources to Find More Sources This is the key to doing effective
research Find related material on a topic Leads to primary sources
Effective Research
USE SOURCES TO FIND MORE SOURCES
From the Work – (aka Citation searching): Bibliography, References Cited, Endnotes
From the Bibliographic Record: Authors, Titles, Subject Headings, Tables of Content, Call Numbers, Descriptors, Author Supplied Keywords
From the Text: Glean keywords, persons, places, events, professional jargon, vernacular, colloquialisms, variant spellings
Citation Mapping
Miss Plum
Mr. Brown
Dr. Whyte
Dr. Bleau
Mr. Greene
Get a Clue!
In the Library With the paper cutter
Citation Mapping
Tracks related resources regardless of vocabulary changes ADHD: mental restlessness (1798),
minimal brain damage, minimal brain dysfunction, hyperkinetic reaction of childhood (DMS-II, 1968), ADHD (DSM-III-R, 1987)
Saves time and expense from conducting research that’s already been done.
What Does It Do?
RecommendationsDetailsMore Options
Use Sources to Find Sources
Recommended Reading
Badke, William. “Research Strategies: Finding Your Way Through the Information Fog”. 5th ed. Bloomington: IN. iUniverse LLC, 2014. ISBN: 978-1-4917-2233-6(sc) - $19.99 ISBN: 978-1-4917-2234-3 (e) - $9.99
Google: badke research strategies
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