SFU Library: Research & Resources FIC BUW 501 Chloe Riley, Reference Librarian

Agenda Where to get more help About SFU Library First steps for research Finding resources: Background sources Books Academic/scholarly articles Trade & industry publications Statistics & government sources Where to get more help Questions?

Before we start … What do you already know about doing research at SFU Library? What do you want to know about doing research at SFU Library?

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Information: where do you start? Do you use Google? What about Google Scholar?

Information: Starting your research journal articles books, government reports, industry reports, trade publications encyclopedias, textbooks, reference books, news and magazine articles

Information: who cares? Why would this info be published? (Who cares about it?) Why might it not be published? Why would it be made public? What estimates or inferences can we make?

Information: who publishes what? NEWS Governments Associations Companies Researchers Private Academics

Finding resources Background sources Books Academic/scholarly articles Trade & industry publications Government reports, data, statistics SFU Library research guides: Business Engineering

Finding background info Reference books, textbooks, encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, etc.

Finding more background info News and magazine sources: Canadian Newsstream: 350 newspapers across Canada Factiva: Newspapers, industry publications, company reports and more, from 200 countries.

Finding books

Finding academic articles

Finding academic articles Business Source Complete: scholarly articles, industry publications, and more in business CBCA Fulltext Business: Canadian business database, with scholarly articles, trade publications, and more IEEE/IET Electronic Library: scholarly articles, standards, and more in engineering and technology Applied Science and Technology Index (ASTI): scholarly articles and trade & industry publications in applied science, including engineering

Finding trade publications Search the recommended article databases, many of which also have trade and industry publications Filter to “trade publications” Search trade associations’ websites SFU Library guide: Finding business and trade associations

Finding statistics SFU Library guides for more help: Statista: statistics on topics relevant to business, policy, media, and more Statistics Canada: national statistics information BC Stats: statistics related to business & consumers, population, employment trends, and more in BC. Open government sites make reports, data, statistics, and other information freely available online SFU Library guides for more help: Secondary market research Government Sources for Business Research

Search tips Use AND to narrow or focus your search Example: women AND sports Use OR to expand your search Example: environment OR green Use quotation marks to find specific phrase Example: “extreme sports” Use an asterisk (*) to find related words Example: Canad* will search for Canada, Canadian …

Citing Citation style guides: APA, IEEE and more Guidelines for citing statistics, data, maps, government documents, etc. Citation management software

Where to get more help

Reflection What have you learned about research in the SFU Library?

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