l ibrary r esources for b usiness lisa shen business librarian & assistant professor
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WELCOME!
This PPT is meant to show you how to:
1. Navigate the Library website
2. Search for journal articles
3. Create APA citations
GETTING TO THE LIBRARY
The Library is listed under the SHSU Fast Links menu,which is accessible from almost any SHSU web page
1. Library Website
http://library.shsu.edu
Or, scroll down on the SHSU homepage There is also a direct link to the Library on the right
WELCOME TO THE LIBRARY WEBSITE!
Take a look at the Library HoursWhen the library is open, a librarian is available to assist you through the Ask A Librarian service
1. Library Website
ASK-A-LIBRARIAN
This service offers quick ways to get answers for a research question For instance, you can Instant Message (Chat) with us anytime the library is open, including most weeknights until 1am & on weekends
1. Library Website
Lets get back to the Library Homepage….
THE LIBRARY COLLECTIONS
Resources in the library can be roughly divided into 2 groups
• Books (include electronic books) & all material physically in the library can be searched using Books & More
• Journal articles & other electronic information can be searched using Articles & More
1. Library Website
ACCESSING LIBRARY RESOURCES
= Email & SHSUOnline Login
All the resources you will see in this tutorial can be accessed from any location.However, when accessing library resources off-campus, you may be asked to login – this is just our way of verifying you’re an SHSU student
1. Library Website
= Blackboard Login
WHAT’S NEXT
Feel free to explore all other features of the library website, but we will focus on searching for articles next
Please continue to the next section, or choose a different section using the links below
1. Library Website
1. Navigate the Library website2. Search for journal articles3. Find print & electronic books4. Create APA citations
2. ARTICLES & MORE (DATABASES)
2. Search for Articles
You will need articles for your assignment, which are stored in Databases Let’s look at Databases for the subject of Business
BUSINESS DATABASES
2. Search for Articles
For this tutorial, we will focus on Business Journal Article Databases
But remember, there are business databases available for many different types of information
GENERATING SEARCH WORDS
2. Search for Articles
Let’s search for articles about “the development of code of ethics”There are a few ways to come up with search words, we can use:
OR to include similar concepts & get more resultsAND to combine concepts & focus a search NOT to exclude a concept (e.g. ethics NOT Enron)
code of ethics OR ethics code Code of ethics AND development
Now it’s time to put these tools to use…
BUSINESS ARTICLE DATABASES
We will look at the database Business Source Complete today
However, most article databases offer similar search functions, so what you learned here will also be useful for future assignments
2. Search for Articles
BUSINESS SOURCE COMPLETE (BSC)
2. Search for Articles
This search combines two concepts, code of ethics AND developmentNote we are including both the words develop AND development to include different words that covers this concept
BSC – NARROWING RESULTS
2. Search for Articles
There are a few ways to focus your search results even more
We can narrow your search results further by clicking on one of the suggested subject or concept words
For instance, narrow the search to “leadership” or “corporate culture” in the contexts of developing code of ethics
BSC – RESULTS BY PUBLICATION TYPE
2. Search for Articles
There are a few ways to focus your search results even more
We can also narrow results to a particular type of publication:Academic Journals are written by and for scholars and experts in a given field of study, and provide in-depth analysis of an issueTrade Publication & Magazines are usually written by the journalist for the general public, and contains concise, practical info, but with less in-depth analysis
You are likely expected to use articles from Academic Journals, sometimes with few articles from other types of publications
BSC – SELECTING ARTICLES
2. Search for Articles
See an article you like? Click on the Add option on the right of the article
All the Added articles will be kept in a Folder until you are ready to decide which ones to keep
This folder will save your selected articles until you close the web browser or timeout due to inactivity
BSC - MORE WAYS TO CHOOSE
Clicking on the title of an article will bring you its full record, which includes all the major Subject Terms covered by this article, and its Abstract, or summary
2. Search for Articles
BSC – ARTICLE FOLDER
2. Search for Articles
Once you have selected a good group of articles, click on to view them
Many Articles will have a Full Text link, just click on the link to open/read/print the whole article
For articles that does not have a Full Text link, click on the “Check LinkSource” option
2. Search for Articles
will search for the Full Text of your selected article in all the Library DatabasesIn this case, the Full Text of our article is available in 2 other databases
CHECKING FOR FULL TEXT
Click to get to Full Text
2. Search for Articles
CITATION VIA PRINT/EMAIL
Lastly, we can email a copy of the articles to ourselves in APA citation format
Cheek, F., & Bradigan, P. (2010). Academic health sciences library
research support. Journal of the Medical Library Association,
98(2), 167-171. doi:10.3163/1536-5050.98.2.011.
SAMPLE APA CITATION
Author Name(s) (Date) Article name.
Journal Name,
doi:Volume(Issue), page#.
3. APA
What’s DOI?Digital Object Identifier (DOI) is a unique code assigned to every article published electronically. It presents a persistent link to the article’s location on the internet.
DOI is fairly new & some articles may not have one yet. However, if your article has a DOI, please include it in the citation.
GUIDES ON HOW TO CITE
3. APA
APA citation guide on the library website offers examples on how to cite different types of resources.
MORE CITATION HELP
3. APA
When faced with an especially “interesting” item to cite, please take a look at the additional APA Resources (we love Purdue’s guide)
And please feel free to use the Ask A Librarian service for assistance
QUESTIONS?
Ask-A-Librarian Services Chat, Call, Text, & Email
Lisa Shen Business Reference [email protected](936)294-3587Room 134, Newton Gresham Library (NGL)
Linda Meyer Management Reference Librarian [email protected] (936)294-3551