Business Research: Practical or Scholarly? Walden University Library Welcome • Your hosts – Michelle Desilets – Sommer Berg – QUESTIONS? – Enter questions in the GoToWebinar control panel – We will have time for Q&A at the end of the session 2 Introduction • This presentation will use browser sharing • When sharing is enabled, this PowerPoint will be replaced with a view of my web browser • You will be able to watch me click, search, use the databases, etc. • You will not be able to interact with the browser • The GoToWebinar control panel will remain at the top right of the screen 3 GoToWebinar Control Panel 4 Agenda Topics • Walden Library services • Types of management and business sources • Specific sources for different types of management and business research • Questions 5 Walden Library • Library http://library.waldenu.edu/ • Course Readings http://libraryguides.waldenu.edu/coursereadings/ • Business and Management Databases http://library.waldenu.edu/849.htm 6 Types of sources Scholarly, academic, peer-reviewed -versusNews, trends, competitive landscape, etc. • What’s the difference? 7 Specific sources for… Scholarly / Academic / Peer-reviewed research: • Emerald Management Journals • Management & Organization Studies (SAGE) • ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Database (sort of…) • ScienceDirect (choose subject of Business, Management and Accounting) 8 Specific sources for… Practical / News / Company / Planning research: • Business Plans Handbooks • ebooks such as NetLibrary and eBrary • Hoover’s Company Records 9 Specific sources for… Practical AND Scholarly / Peer-reviewed research: • ABI/INFORM (ProQuest) • Business Source Complete (EBSCO) • LexisNexis Academic 10 11 12 13 Finding Peer-reviewed / Scholarly Info • Database with Peer-reviewed / Scholarly focus: – Emerald Management Journals, Management & Organization Studies (SAGE), ScienceDirect • Dissertations, Theses, DBA Studies • Limit to Peer-reviewed / Scholarly / Academic in other databases 14 Finding Dissertations • ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Database http://library.waldenu.edu/784.htm • Use the More Search Options to search on subject(s), keyword(s), even Advisors! 15 Finding DBA Studies • ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Database http://library.waldenu.edu/784.htm • None available for Walden students…yet! (expected 7/2011) • Find DBA Studies from other institutions: 1. Enter D.B.A. into the first search box 2. Change the corresponding drop-down menu to Degree 16 Finding Business Planning & Analysis Info • eBook searches: business plan, business planning, strategic planning • Business Plans Handbooks: actual sample business plans, plan template, contacts/resources, glossary • Business Source Complete: company profiles, industry profiles, SWOT Analyses 17 Questions? Thank you! ASK – A – LIBRARIAN 800-930-0914