Internet impact on the music industry: how to do the research Global Electronic Markets
How is the library like the music industry? Used to have a captive audience Internet has changed the rules Can now be bypassed Strategy to maintain value Here’s one: research guide for this classresearch guide for this class
What are our options for research? Where? Google Smart Google, Google Scholar, Google Books Library databases Library catalog What? Scholarly articles Industry reports/news Data Books People: podcasts, transcripts, blogs (SEARCH tends to lump unlike objects together – a good thing?)
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Refine:Advanced SearchAdvanced Search
Refine more: Google ScholarGoogle Scholar
What are databases? Collections of proprietary data and text Sold by information vendors Copyrighted material Fee v. Free Result: more value, less worry How do they compare to Google?
Database: Standard & Poor’s NetadvantageStandard & Poor’s Netadvantage
Database: Business & Company Resource CenterBusiness & Company Resource Center
Database: SSRN (research papers)SSRN
Database: Simply MapSimply Map
Site: Recording Industry Association of AmericaRecording Industry Association of America
Site: Census Bureau Economic ProgramsCensus Bureau Economic Programs
Books – using the library cataloglibrary catalog
Database: LexisNexis Academic (blog search)LexisNexis Academic
Site: iTunes audio podcasts
Citing your sources Why do you need to say where your information comes from? Your credibility gains from having located authoritative, valid sources Using other people’s ideas without attribution is theft (plagiarism is a serious offense)plagiarism You help others who are doing research How do you do it ? A guide to citing your sourcesA guide to citing your sources Someday, you’ll be cited!
Questions? Ask the librarians: Roye Werner Business & Economics Librarian Everyone else at the library who can help: search.library.cmu.edusearch.library.cmu.edu reference hours, link to chat, , etc. Tepper library page