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Msc in International

Management

Jack Hyland

Business Librarian

[email protected]

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Library support

� Feel free to contact me:

± Where¶s the best place to find info about X?

± I need help getting started with database Y

± Or anything to do with the library or finding

information for your work«

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Library support

� Contacting me:

± By phone

± Email

± Ask for me at the Library Information Desk

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� What would you like to cover in this class?

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This class will cover:

� Overview of library¶s online resources

� Tips and tricks for database searching

� Intro to key business and management databases

� Citing and referencing, RefWorks

� Presentation / demos

� Questions / exercises

� Second library training class?

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Accessing Library Resources

Three entry points on Library homepage ( library.dcu.ie)

1. Library Catalogue: books and other print materials,

e-books

2. A-Z of Journals: a searchable directory of our print

and online journal titles, with links

3. Business portal: links to all relevant business

databases and external websites

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Library Catalogue

� Records of all materials in the Library building

(books, theses, DVDs, print journals etc.), plus e-

books

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Library catalogue: e-books

� Login needed for off-campus access to e-books

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Finding theses

� DCU theses

� Newer theses available

online

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Finding theses

� Finding non-DCU theses ± Ireland and international ±

details here:

± http://www.library.dcu.ie/resources/theses.shtml

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Library catalogue

� Use your Library account to renew and reserve books

� PIN needed: available from Issue Desk

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A-Z of Journals

� A searchable

directory of our

print and online

journal titles, withlinks

� Use it when you

are looking for a

specific article or journal, e.g. from

a module¶s

reading list

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A-Z of Journals

� Searchable by journal title only

� How do I find this article?

New, S., 2010. The Transparent Supply Chain.

Harvard Business Review , 88(10), 76-82.

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New, S., 2010. The Transparent Supply Chain. Harvard Business

Review , 88(10), 76-82.

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New, S., 2010. The Transparent Supply Chain. H arvard Business

Review , 88(10), 76-82.

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Review , 88(10), 76-82.

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Review , 88(10), 76-82.

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Review , 88(10), 76-82.

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Off-campus access

� Access resources via www.library.dcu.ie

� Use your DCU computer login when prompted

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Off-campus access

� One login per session

� If a third-party asks for a login, it means we don¶t

subscribe to it

� Login problems? Contact DCU computer helpdesk

[email protected], 01-700-5007

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Library Databases

� A library database is usually an online collection of

academic journals

� Use journal databases when doing a topic search

and you don¶t yet know what articles are out there,e.g. when you don¶t have a reading list

� We also have databases of company information

and economic & financial data

� What databases are you familiar with?

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Library Databases

� Master list of all library databases (>100) from A-Z of

Databases

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Library Databases

� Lists of business databases available from the

Business Subject Pages

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Journal Databases

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Journal Databases

� No single database will

have everything you need

� With a lot of databases, wedon¶t have access to

everything on it (You can

check the A-Z of Journals

for confirmation)

� Not all DBs host full-text

articles (abstracts only)

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Searching DBs: tips & tricks

� Think of variations of your search terms. Include:

± Synonms ( spam, junk email)

± Acronyms ( united nations, UN)

± Plurals ( manager, managers)

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� Test each search term ± one at a time

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� Scan individual

papers what

terms are they

using in the titles,abstracts, subject

terms ± you may

find better search

terms

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Subject Terms

� Most databases index

their content with subject

terms (or equivalent)

� You can find the correctsubject terms by

± Checking its

thesaurus (if it has

one) ± Checking the subject

terms in individual

papers

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� By default, most DBs search all fields (title, author,

subject terms, abstract etc.)

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� If a term is used in

the thesaurus, or

in articles¶ subject

terms, try beingsearching by

subject terms

� This should capture

all variations of a

term

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� If a DB doesn¶t use the search term you want:

± You can also search for all variations of a term by

linking them with OR

± twitter O R microblogging O R tweet O R tweets

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� Search for two different topics together buy linking

with AND

� Example: I¶m looking for papers on ³the use of RFID

in supply chains´:

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� You can even use AND and OR together:

� Example:

± (Irish OR Ireland) AND banking crisis

� Important to keep OR separate from AND: either in

( brackets) or in a separate search box

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� ³climate change´ ± returns specific phrase only

� manage* - returns management , managerial ,

manager , managers etc.

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Key journal databases

� See the Business subject page on

www.library.dcu.ie

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� Scopus

± journals, conference papers, trade publications

and book series across all disciplines

± Sort search results by most highly cited articles

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Key journal databases: Scopus

� Easily check an article¶s references (articles that

influenced it ) and its citations (articles that have

been influenced by it )

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� Emerald Management Xtra

± over 200 journals in the fields of Economics,

Social Studies, Business, Management, Statistics,

Finance and Marketing� ScienceDirect

± 150 full text journals covering accounting,

business, economics, finance and management

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Other Databases

Also see the

subject page¶s

Data/Reports

tab for..� Company info.

� Irish and

international

newspapers

� And more«

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Data/Reports

� Data & Statistics

� Company Information

� Country Reports

� Market Reports

� Accounting & Taxation

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Market Reports

� Global Market Information Database (Euromonitor)

± international business intelligence on countries,

consumers and industries

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Company Information

� FAME: Company accounts, ratios, activities,

ownership and management for the largest 2.6

million UK and Irish companies

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� add or remove columns: financials & ratios, brand

names, shareholders etc.� Save data in a personal account or export to Excel

� FAME e-tutorials available from Library business

portal

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Company Information

� Also see«

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News

� NexisUK

± Extensive newspaper coverage, including many

business and financial titles

± Reports, profiles, analysis and news classified bycountry or region

± Access to a number of market research sources

± Company profiles

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Law resources (see A-Z of Databases)

� Justis

± Case law: Irish, EU, ECHR and British

± Legislation: Ireland, EU, Council of Europe and

UK

� Lexis Library

± Journals, case law, expert commentary, and

primary and secondary legislation for UK and

Ireland

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Finance Databases

� DataStream: financial instruments and indicators for

over 140 countries and 60 markets

� EcoWin: E conomic and financial data for over 100

countries and regions

� Software installed on Library PCs. See Business

Subject Page for details

� Use as instructed by your lecturers

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Web links: grouped by subject

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E-tutorials and help guides

� See business subject page

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Citing and Referencing

� Tutorial and comprehensive guide available via

Library homepage - www.library.dcu.ie

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RefWorks

� Saves article and book details automatically from

web and database searches

� Create your personal online RefWorks account

± Safe, secure and stable access from any computer � Organise your collection:

± Searchable

± Create folders

± Add notes

� Fast, automated citing and referencing with MS Word

� Demo: http://vimeo.com/19212723

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Learning to use RefWorks

� Classes in Library, Feb-

Mar ± see Library blog

� Library website: helpguides, video tutorials,

FAQs etc.

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Exercises

� Work on your own or with others

� Ask questions!

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