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Finding and Using Library Resources for Your Final Year Project
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Catie TuttleSubject Librarian (Cass Business School) [email protected]
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What I’m going to cover: 1. What sort of information you might need to find
2. Which databases and resources you’ll use to find information
3. How to search the databases effectively
4. Referencing and avoiding plagiarism
5. How to get help when you’re stuck!
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Refresher: what will you need to find and read?• Journal articles• Market research • News articles • Books • Company reports • Financial data
… and anything else that you and your supervisor/tutors identify: government documents, corporate websites, conference proceedings, etc.
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Where can you find all this stuff?• Books: in the library – University Library at Northampton Square and
the specialist Learning Resource Centre at Bunhill Row.
• Online, via the Library homepage: we’ve got access to millions of articles, reports, e-books, market research, newspapers, etc. through our extensive library subscriptions.
• Financial Resources Suite: Bloomberg, Morningstar, Eikon and Datastream available on the 5th Floor of the University Library and in the Financial Resources Zone at Bunhill Row.
Databases: where the good stuff is
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Databases contain journal articles, reports, case studies, company information, country information, financial data, market research and more.
It’s good quality, authoritative information that you can only find through these subscription resources.
Using these databases to find information will help you get great marks.
You need to log into the databases to find this information: it’s not available for free just on the internet.
Use your subject guide to work out which database is best for what you’re looking for: http://libguides.city.ac.uk/businessstudies
General Starting Point: CityLibrarySearch
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Use the search box on the Library website: look for subject words or company names.
CityLibrarySearch will search across our books, articles and reports for you.
Use the facets on the left-hand side to narrow your search: ‘Full Text Online’ gives you just things you can read over the internet.
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More Specific: use Business Studies Subject Guide
• Hover over the ‘Finding Eresources’ tab.• Click on the type of information you’re looking for
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Key General Databases Business Source CompleteUse for articles, market research, company, industry and country profiles, case studies, trade magazines, peer reviewed research, Harvard Business Review, images.
Science Direct Huge database focused on academic, peer-reviewed articles. Also contains actual science, but huge amount of business and management information as well.
ProQuestNew database: peer-reviewed articles, newspapers, data, reports, trade journals... All sorts of stuff, not just business-specific. Wide-ranging and useful.
Financial Times – FT.comEveryone can have a subscription to the excellent FT.com website, phone and tablet apps. The sign-up link is on the Library Services Moodle page – use your city.ac.uk email to sign up.
There’s loads more resources available: see the E-resources section of the Business Studies Subject Guide.
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Business Source Complete• Search for
keywords in Abstract, title, subject or more
• Use filters to search narrow down search results
• Look for PDFs for full text online. If not available not down Journal and article titles
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Science Direct• Searches across
subjects, so be sure to narrow down to Business
• Use Advanced Search option to search more complex terms
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ProQuest
• Searches across newspaper articles, company reports, country reports and more
• Select ‘Browse’ to get reports
• Loads of filters help you find exactly what you’re looking for
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Tips for accessing databases• Log in using your IT username and password.
• Use the subject guide or the library catalogue for the right link.
• In rare cases, you might need a special username and password… check the catalogue for details.
• Most databases can be used from anywhere with an internet connection.
• A few need special computers in the library, e.g. Bloomberg – see the subject guide for more information.
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Tips for searching databases • Think about a search strategy before you begin.
• Consider making a “map” of your ideas to help• Helps you see connections between ideas to make search terms:
Example• Books/website on this by Tony Buzan, available in our libraries
• Make a list of the terms you try out as you search.• Stops the frustration of searching the same phrase repeatedly!• You can use the list to search the next database more quickly• Writing a list allows you to make new connections between concepts• Helps identify synonyms, alternative words/phrases
Using Other Libraries
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• SCONUL card: reference access to other UK universities. Apply online – takes a few working days.
• City Business Library: a public library in the City (not affiliated with us!) with a great current business collection.
• British Library: near King’s Cross Station. Amazing research collection – see their website for full details.
- You’ll need ID to register, check before setting off!
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Plagiarism: what is it?University Definition:
“Plagiarism is passing off the ideas or words of someone else as though they were your own. It applies equally to the work of other students as to published sources.”
It includes…• “Submitting, as one's own, an assignment that another person has
completed.• Downloading information, text, artwork, graphics or other material from
the internet and presenting it as one's own without acknowledgment.• Quoting or paraphrasing material from a source without
acknowledgment.”• Using other people’s ideas without acknowledgement.
City University London (2014) Understanding Academic Misconduct: Key Terms. Available at: http://www.city.ac.uk/about/education/lead/resources/studywell/understanding-academic-misconduct/key-terms (Accessed: 27 October 2014).
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Referencing and Citation HelpBooks in the library:
• Neville, C. (2012) Complete Guide to Referencing and Avoiding Plagiarism, 2nd ed. Maidenhead: Open University Press.
• Pear, R., Shields, G. (2010) Cite Them Right: the Essential Referencing Guide, 8th ed. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
Subject Guide Citing and Referencing Tab:• http://libguides.city.ac.uk/business/referencing• Contains links to guidance from Cass and the most current Harvard
Business School referencing guide for this year.
Tools to help:• Top tool: Cite Them Write Online• Automated citation software: RefWorks, Mendeley. A bit complicated but helpful for
storing & reusing references. Note: contact the library for the RefWorks code. Mendeley is free.
• Word has built-in functions as well.
Training
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Intro to Bloomberg Training – Register onto the system; learn basic navigation tools and how to get company financials ; find out how to get certificationSessions will continue throughout the year as they did last year.
Finding Great Information Using Online Library Resources. This session will be an in-depth look at some of the resources you’ll want to use for your literature review.
Book your place online: http://libguides.city.ac.uk/workshops
Any Questions?
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Help In Person: • Library desks on the 2nd and 5th Floor, and at Cass
• Contact Catie: [email protected] or 020 7040 4151
• General enquiries email for Cass: [email protected]
• Enquiries phone number: +44 (0) 207 040 8191
Help Online:• Library Website: http://www.city.ac.uk/library/
• Subject Guide: http://libguides.city.ac.uk/business
