SFU Library: Research & Resources FIC PME 501 Minglu Wang Research Commons / Reference Librarian

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?

Library: Resources, Services, and Space Services and resources for FIC students Your FIC card is your library card Checking out books and equipment Using library’s electronic resources Reserving a group study space Using computers, printers, and scanners Attending workshops and using resources of Student Learning Commons Library: Resources, Services, and Space

Google or Library Library databases Google search Focused and sophisticated searching Full text access Google search strengths and weaknesses Connect to Google Scholar through SFU library website

Mark Bodnar & Moninder Lalli, SFU Library

Mark Bodnar & Moninder Lalli, SFU Library

Library Research Guides Librarians developed discipline specific research guides that contain more information on how to find material, research strategies, and how to cite. Business Engineering Library Research Guides

Finding Library Books

Using Library Databases

Peer Reviewed Articles Audience: academics Mostly text, might have some tables & charts Subject-specific language Includes abstracts & citations Key criterion: peer-reviewed

Finding 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 Additional Business databases. 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

News and Magazine Sources Factiva: Newspapers, industry publications, company reports and more, from 200 countries. LexisNexis Newspapers, journals, reports, cases, and patents from the early 1970s to the present in the areas of Business, Law, and News. Includes some directories and market reports. Canadian Newsstream: 350 newspapers across Canada News and Magazine Sources

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 Trade Publications

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 Finding Statistics

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 …

Evaluating Information Who are the publishers and why do they publish the information/articles? True or false Primary or secondary research 3Rs Reliability Recency Relevance  Check out a guide on evaluating information developed by Mark Bodnar, SFU Library

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?