1. Searching the Library Resources
Louise Fletcher Academic librarian - SBE

2. University Library Resources available:
Library catalogue & Subject guides
Marketing reports
Journals
Company information
Newspapers
Books you would otherwise have to buy!

3. Library Databases available
Business & management databases:
Business source complete – useful for business related research
Emerald - Elsevier
Science Direct – useful for psychology and other science based subjects
Marketing reports: Mintel, IBISWorld
UK company information: FAME
Newspapers: Nexis, FT.com
British Standards publications
E- journals

4. You’ve been given an assignment
What next?....
Break up concepts
Identify key words
Check terminology, Americanisms
Branding?

5. Keyword search
What could you search for?...

6. Keywords General Specific Spelling Truncation & boolean logic
American
General
Spelling
Alternative terms
Related terms
misspelling
Truncation & boolean
logic
Abbreviations
?, *
ATM
‘AND’, ‘OR’
Proximity searching

7. Using ?/* for alternative spellings
organi?ation (organisation/organization)
organi?ation* (organisational/organizational)
behavio*r (behaviour/behavior)
behavio?r* (behavioural/behavioral?

8. Start searching…..
Google? Google scholar? Library database? (who and what do you trust?)

9. Search results Check for: Number of citations
New paper? Possibly cutting edge research?
Analyse search results critically
Quick scan read – intro and conclusion
Download for full read at a later date

10. Analyse your results
You need to evaluate and critique the results you find. Just because they have your keywords in the title or abstract, doesn’t mean they will help you answer your essay question. Make sure they are relevant!

11. SCONUL
Make the most of it! SCONUL Access is a scheme which allows many university library users to borrow or use books and journals at other libraries which belong to the scheme.

12.     Access to full text Online – off campus use the
VPN: 
Check Library Catalogue: 
Order via Inter Library Loan: 
Use SCONUL Access:

13. Contact details & useful sites on LEARN
Louise Fletcher – Always available for help with searching for resources/quick refreshers
Workshops(Skills to succeed) PGT area