BUSINESS DATABASES
From HCT
Hello.
I am Mr Bull.
And,
I am Mr Bear.
Today we are going to talk
about finding information
about business from
HCT Databases.
From the HCT
portal, click
on Library.
Then,
Databases
and e-Books.
Or, bookmark this page
http://library.hct.ac.ae
Pull down
Resources
and click
Databases and ebooks.
Scroll down to
Business.
There
are many
wonderful
databases for
you to choose
from.
How do you
know which one
to choose?
Think carefully
about the kind of
information you need
for your topic.
We will see
what kind of
information
is in each
database.
The first database is
ABI Inform
from ProQuest.
Find info about :
Business conditions
Management techniques
Business trends
Management practice and
theory
• Corporate strategy and
tactics
• Competitive landscape
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Another
database is
Business Monitor.
Use to find :
• In-depth analysis of
markets
• Country Risk Ratings
• Currency Forecasts
• Industry profiles
• Profiles of over 55,000
companies
Another one is :
Business Source
Premier
from EBSCO
It includes :
• Full text 2,300+ journals
• Country economic
reports from the EIU
• Company profiles for the
world's 10,000 largest
companies
• Market research reports
• Industry reports
• SWOT analyses
HCT also has
EIU Country
Guide.
Info includes :
• Country analysis and
forecasts
• Risk assessments
• Economic and market data
• Daily news analysis
• Industry trends
• Management strategies
Another
database is
Hoover’s
from ProQuest
Use if you need :
• Company profiles
• Research on companies
• Research on organizations
Another great
database is :
LexisNexis
This includes :
• 6,000 news, business &
legal sources.
• Deep backfiles & up-tothe-minute stories in
national & regional
newspapers
• Detailed company
information & financial
performance
You can also use
ProQuest
Entrepreneurship.
What is in it?
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Market Research
Start-Up Plans
Templates and Forms
11,000 journals
Business Cases
Working Papers
Conference Proceedings
Full Text Dissertations
Check out :
Regional
Business News
from EBSCO.
What does it have ?
75 business journals,
newspapers & newswires
covering all metropolitan
& rural areas within the
United States.
And lastly,
you can find
Zawya Corporate
Monitor.
What about this one ?
• Info on top 10,000
companies in the Middle
East
• Zawya Dow Jones
• Industry news
• Macroeconomic reports
• Country statistics
• Stock market data
• IPO, Sukuk and Private
Equity monitors
How do you
search in all
these different
databases?
Every database is
different but there
are some common
features.
It is like driving
different cars.
There are
different details
but the same
functions.
Here are some
features of
databases in
general.
Most
databases have a
Basic Search & an
Advanced Search. Try
Basic first but go to
Advanced if your
results are not focused.
In Advanced, you
can search more
than one term at a
time and join them
with AND, OR or
NOT.
Internet AND business
This is what
happens when
you use AND.
You get fewer
results.
Internet OR business
This is what
happens when
you use OR.
You get more
results.
Internet NOT business
This is what
happens when
you use NOT.
You get fewer
results.
Most databases have
a fulltext option.
Choose this one if
you have a deadline
coming up.
Some
databases have a
Peer reviewed
option. Ask your
teacher if you need
to use this.
Most databases
have a date range.
Limit to recent
years if this is
important for your
topic.
Let’s talk
about words
to use for
searching.
There is a big
difference between a
“keyword” search and a
“controlled vocabulary”
search.
A keyword search is
usually not very precise.
It will retrieve all articles
where the keyword
appears in the text.
Many articles will not be
about the keyword and
you will waste your
time.
To get around this
problem, databases
use certain words as
controlled vocabulary.
When you use these
words, your search
retrieves only articles
where the word is the
main idea.
How do you find
the controlled
vocabulary ?
Look for these
words:
Topics
Subjects
Subject Headings
Subject Terms
Index Terms
Thesaurus Terms
Tags
Let’s say, you want to
know about cars in the
UAE but the keyword
“cars” retrieves many
articles off the topic.
Maybe better search
terms would be
automobiles, or
motor vehicles or
automotive industry.
How do you know?
Again, look for a tab or
link on the database
page that says :
Topics
Subjects
Subject Headings
Subject Terms
Index Terms
Thesaurus
Tags
Find the term(s) nearest
to what you want.
Business
Databases may
also organize
information by
Region, Country
or Business
Sector.
In ProQuest ABI
Inform, click on the
Topics Tab
In EBSCO databases
like Business Source
Premier, click on the
Thesaurus tab.
In Business Monitor
Online, click on a
subject menu on the
left then a region and
country tab on top.
In Zawya, choose a country
and then a “Sector.”
Lastly, there is
the Electronic Library.
This is a collection
of websites selected by
HCT teachers. Go to
http://el.hct.ac.ae/
Click on
Business
Click on
a Sub-topic.
Read the description
of the website and
decide if it might be
useful for you.
We hope this will
help you find the
information you
need in Business
Databases.
Ask your teacher or your
friendly librarian if you
have questions.
THANK YOU
FOR LISTENING.
HAPPY
SEARCHING !