business communication: cool library resources

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Library ins and outs designed specifically for

Business Students

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Laura Slavin, MLS, MBA

Librarian Extraordinaire

I am available to help you

with research and citing your

work.

Decide on a topic. What do you want to write about?

What is your thesis?

Look up background information. This will help you develop and refine your thesis.

Search for appropriate sources

Evaluate the sources as you find them

Manage, Cite and properly integrate your sources as support for your thesis

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The Research Process

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Library Home Pagehttp://library.lmunet.edu

• Search the library catalog

• Search databases

• Get an interlibrary loan

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Business Specific Database Page

• Dig into your research topic

• Geared toward business course work

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Library Proxy Login

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Business Databases

Business Source Premier

Computer Database

Hoover’s

Ebsco’s E-Book Collection

Gale Virtual Reference Library

Under Basic Search, click on History to see a hyperlinked list of History related reference books.

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Gale Virtual Reference LibraryAn excellent database to use when you’re looking for a research topic. Or if you are

just beginning your research.

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Business Source Premier

Set limits to Peer Reviewed or Full Text only

Thesaurus

Company Profiles

Create a My Ebsco account, save your citations.

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Computer Database

Use this database to find computer-related product introductions, news and reviews in areas such as hardware, software, electronics, engineering, communications and the application of technology.

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Hoovers

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EBSCO Ebook Collection

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Library Catalog

• Search the library catalog

• Look up what books are currently on our shelves (eBooks too!)

• View from anywhere you have internet access

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WorldCat

Order books and articles

that LMU Library does not have!

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ILLiad

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Annotated Bibliography

APA Format

Handbook at library

Here is a helpful url: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/05/

SEWs Writing Requirement

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Questions?