1. Information Technology Governance & Monitoring Strategies: FACC 6240
Library Session, May 21st, 2013
Kim Stymest, Business Librarian

2. Topics to be covered
Quick orientation to Bronfman Business Library web site
Business journal literature
Types of articles
Key databases
Information technology literature
Multidisciplinary journal databases
Going beyond business and law specific databases for corporate governance research
Newspaper databases
Citing resources, academic integrity, RefWorks & Zotero

3. Getting Started www.library.yorku.ca
Note the ‘Hours & Locations’ list  these include links to the individual libraries websites
Note the ‘Research Guides’ list  point out the Corporate Governance & Business guides

4. Using books Useful as an introduction to a topic
Valuable when trying to understand a broad topic
Not as specialized as articles
Less current
Useful as an introduction to a topic.
Valuable when trying to understand how a broad topic breaks down, i.e., can aid you when you are attempting to focus your research.
Not as specialized as articles.
If your topic is highly specific articles are typically a better bet than books.
Where currency is critical, an article is more likely to be available outlining the very latest research.

5. Using the Library’s Catalogue
Use it to find books (print and electronic), gov. publications, videos and more…
Do not use it to find articles on a topic
Search: IT governance frameworks
Show results
Sort by most recent
Relevance sketchy
Change to advance search “IT Governance” or “Information Technology Governance” and framework
Use it to find a journal or magazine, e.g. Harvard Business Review. Use Periodical Title Search option
Use it to find a database, e.g. Lexis Nexis Academic

6. Be careful how you search

7. A better advanced search
Show results
AND highlight the IT Pro eBooks collection  #3 in the results list

8. Recommended e-book collections: Books 24x7 and Safari
Safari – IFID Essentials

9. Different types of journal articles

10. Scholarly articles
Published in academic journals – may be peer- reviewed
May be generally dedicated to the area of business e.g. Academy of Management Journal, or to a subfield within business such as business ethics e.g. Information Systems Management
Written by academics and researchers
Typically focus on original research
Publication lag time
Use specialized language
Extensive bibliographies
Plain covers, few or no pictures or advertisements

11. Articles in trade journals
Published in trade or professional journals or magazines, e.g. Directors & Boards, CIO Canada
Target members of a specific business, industry or organization.
Written by practitioners or journalists who cover the field.
Often published by an association or organization.
Valued for currency.
Typically focus on industry trends, new products, and organizational news.
Editorial review quite common, may contain short bibliographies
Often printed on glossy paper with pictures, and illustrations and some focused advertising

12. Articles in popular magazines
Published in popular magazines e.g Canadian Business, Economist, Forbes.
Target audience is general public and/or business professionals.
Tend to focus on general business information esp. current trends and news.
Typically unsigned articles with no bibliographies
Use of laymen terms not specialized language.
Features glossy paper, pictures & illustrations, and heavy advertising

13. Newspaper articles
Published in newspapers or newswires e.g. Wall Street Journal, Financial Times or Canada Newswire
Short articles quite typical
Focus on current news in business
Written by business columnists/journalists

14. Finding articles when you have a reference citation already - Demonstration
De Haes, S., & Van Grembergen, W. (2009). An exploratory study into IT governance implementations and its impact on Business/IT alignment. Information Systems Management, 26(2),
Library home page
Sometimes you may find a reference to an article you wish to read on the web, through a professor recommendation, or in other ways.

15. The Library homepage OR Google Scholar
The library catalogue way!
The Google Scholar way. It’s useful for finding specific citations but to make sure the Find appears. Access it via library catalogue!

16. Articles databases: Searching for Articles on IT Governance topics
Business literature
Information technology literature
Legal literature – regulatory or legal aspects of IT governance
Public policy/public administration literature. Example: public sector IT governance
Literature that spans multiple disciplines. Example: a topic that has legal, business, economic or other angles. This often happens in corporate governance!
Given the interdisciplinary nature of this field and the research paper topics suggested, a wide range of databases may be relevant, e.g.

17. Database table – Web guide to help you judge which database to use when

18. Searching journal literature: Demonstration search
Proquest Business: ABI INFORM Global, ABI Inform Trade & Industry, CBCA Business, CBCA Reference & Current Events, Proquest Asian Business & Reference, Proquest European Business. Remember Business Source Premier is a core resource too!
Proquest – Major interdisciplinary database (50+ databases).
Library web guide
Search strategies and tips.
Tips for refining searches.

19. Building an effective search strategy – business articles databases
Avoid natural language but use “and” and “or” to search:
“and” is used for combination of distinctive concepts and has effect of narrowing search
“outsourcing” and “information technology”; “information technology governance” and “financial institutions”
“or” is used to combine synonyms or like terms and broadens search
web or internet; “financial services” or banks
Use truncation symbols where appropriate to find relevant variants on a word
implement*, canad* etc.
As a rule best to put phrases in quotes
“Information technology governance”; “boards of directors”, “global financial crisis”

20. Organizing and saving what you find and creating a bibliography Zotero
Why bother with this tool?
Big time saver
Help you manage and organize the articles you find.
You can also quickly access the pdfs of articles retrieved.
Easy export from nearly all articles databases to Zotero.
This is a very important guide –
And Zotero is excellent at putting detailed and easy to follow help online:
Automates generation of reference lists.

21. deployment or implementation of IT governance?
How can an organization ensure successful
deployment or implementation of IT governance?
Search
Let’s search live
using the course web guide
Proquest Business
What would you type in this search box?

22. Proquest Business – Advanced Search

23. Search Example: Factiva: News Sources
Click on the + sign beside “Sources” and then on “Major News and Business Publications”. Will help you search leading news publications worldwide. Can limit by country if desired. 23

24. Search Example: Factiva: News Sources
Change date limit – default of last three months often restrictive
Make sure to limit to headline and lead paragraph where you want articles focusing on chosen area as a main topic 24

25. Information technology databases
Gartner intraweb
IEEE Explore
ACM Digital Library
COBIT 5
Looking at cloud computing
Looking at mobile technologies
Outsourcing and technology context

26. Slides available online
Zotero
Slides available online

27. Zotero – Installing it

28. Where does Zotero live?
Zotero sits in your Firefox browser window and can be opened any time by simply clicking on it.

29. What does Zotero look like when you open it?
You can view bibliographic information about individual articles/books etc. here
Your library. Add new folders any time to represent courses/research papers or topics
You can view the contents of your entire library or individual folders in the middle pane

30. Zotero – Saving citations to your library Example – Business Source Premier
Choose the folder icon
This works with articles databases and the library catalogue
Choose which article citations to save to your Zotero library

31. Zotero – Adding PDFs of articles
Source: Zotero Guide. Jason Puckett. Georgia State University Librarian.

32. Creating quick bibliographies using Zotero
Source: Zotero Guide. Jason Puckett. Georgia State University Librarian.

33. Creating your bibliography in MS Word
Source: Zotero Guide. Jason Puckett. Georgia State University Librarian.

34. Want to learn more about Zotero?
Adding web pages to your library
Synchronizing your library
Zotero groups
Tips and Tricks
Zotero Guide. Jason Puckett. Georgia State University Librarian.
This librarian has also written a book:

35. Additional resources: Guides to citation styles
Guides are available on the Bronfman website on how to cite business books, articles, databases and much more using APA style and MLA style
Citing business sources - APA guide example (McGill Libraries)
For citing unusual resources such as blogs, personal s, multimedia etc., see net.Tutor Quick Guide:Citing Net Resources.

36. Bronfman Business Library: Getting Help Second Floor – Schulich School of Business
Visit our reference desk
Use the Chat option on the Business Library home page:
Contact Kim Stymest at
ext 36

37. Thank you