business source elite sgass may14 2009
TRANSCRIPT
Business Source Elite
Maryland Library Association
May 14, 2009
Shana M. Gass
Clipart ETC: http://etc.usf.edu/clipart
Business Source Elite Available to all MD public library card holders via
- http://www.sailor.lib.md.us
Online Databases:
Clipart ETC: http://etc.usf.edu/clipart
Company Profiles in Business Source Elite
Clipart ETC: http://etc.usf.edu/clipart
Company Profiles in Business Source Elite…
Company Profiles in Business Source Elite…
Company Profiles in Business Source Elite…
Useful details about how the company operates…
Useful details about how the company operates…
Who bought Petco!
Who bought Petco!
Company Profiles in Business Source Elite…
More good stuff in the Company Profile
Sweet! A “SWOT”
Strengths & Weaknesses = INTERNALStrengths & Weaknesses = INTERNAL
Opportunities & Threats = EXTERNAL (industry-wide)
Opportunities & Threats = EXTERNAL (industry-wide)
Company Profiles in Business Source Elite…
Threat of Intense Competition Discussed in Competitor’s
SWOT!
Company Articles in Business Source Elite:
Haystack Approach
• Advanced search > Full text search + date slider + relevance sort
• Screenshots follow…
Clipart ETC: http://etc.usf.edu/clipart
Select Advanced Search
Search in Full Text
Use the Date Slider
Use the Relevance Sort