Business 1500 Library Instruction Christine Adams Assistant Reference Librarian: Business and Econom

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Business 1500Library Instruction Christine
AdamsAssistant Reference Librarian Business
and EconomicsPhone [phone]Email
cmadams02_at_ysu.eduMaag Library
http//www.maag.ysu.edu
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WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO LEARN
TODAY?ALWAYS ASK FOR HELP!

• Visit the Reference Desk
• Call the Reference Desk
• [phone]
• Email a Librarian
• Maag Library home page, under Quick Links, click
  on Librarian Assistance

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DO YOU HAVE A LIBRARY BARCODE?

• Bring a valid student ID to the Circulation Desk
• Receive a barcode sticker for the back of your
  ID
• BENEFITS OF A LIBRARY BARCODE
• Check out Maag materials renew online
• (28 days, renew 3 times)
• Order and check out OhioLINK materials
• (21 days, renew 4 times)
• Access databases from home
• Access to 4th floor computer lab

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CLASS PAGES / SUBJECT GUIDES

• At Maag home page, under Quick Links, click on
• Class Pages
• Click on Business 1500
• Useful information specific to this class
• At Maag home page, under Quick Links, click on
• Subject Guide
• Useful information relevant to specific areas of
  
• business Accounting, Advertising Marketing,
  
• Company Research, Industry Information, etc.

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WHAT IS MAAGNET?

• MaagNet is the library catalog
• Contains all materials owned by Maag
• Books, Journals, Audio/Video, Ebooks,
• Microforms, Government Documents, etc.
• At Maag home page, under Quick Links,
• click on MaagNet (Library Catalog)
• Search by Author, Title, Keyword, or
• Subject Heading

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SUBJECT HEADINGS

• Library of Congress Controlled Vocabulary
• All materials are classified by subject according
  to standardized terms
• Instead of some items classified as Automotive
  and some as Automobile, one term has been
  selected so all items are together Automobile
  Industry and Trade
• Click on individual Subject Headings in item
  records to find other materials on the same or
  similar topics

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SEARCH FOR A BOOK ABOUT A COMPANY

• In MaagNet, do a Subject Heading search for
• your company
• Choose appropriate Subject Heading
• Result List displays Title, Format, and Year
• Choose a title
• Record displays Location, Call Number,
• Status (Note other Subject Headings)
• If theres nothing for a specific company,
• search for the industry

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FIND A BOOK ABOUT A COMPANY

• Location Maag Stacks, Oversize,
• Reference Room, Reserve, MMC, Govt Docs,
• Serials, Microform, CRC, NE REG DEP
• Call Number Library of Congress
• Classification, materials arranged
  alphabetically
• by call number
• Status Available, Due (date), Library Use
• Only, On Search, Billed to Bursar, etc.
• Use Building Guide to locate materials
• Do you know about the A floors?

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WHAT IS OHIOLINK?

• Over 80 Ohio libraries share resources
• Borrow from other OhioLINK institutions
• Delivery within 3 to 5 days
• Access to millions of items
• At Maag home page, under Quick Links,
• click on OhioLINK Library Catalog
• Keyword, Author, Title, or Subject Heading
• search

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SEARCH FOR A BOOK IN OHIOLINK

• In OhioLINK, do a Subject Heading search
• for your company
• Choose appropriate Subject Heading
• Result list shows titles, Request Item and
• Full Record tabs, and year
• Click on title
• Click ? OhioLINK libraries have this item
• If one is available, you can order it and
• have it sent to YSU at no charge

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ORDERING OHIOLINK ITEMS

• If a copy is available, click on Request this
  Item
• Choose Youngstown State
• Enter name and library barcode number
• If transaction is successful, the item will be
  sent to
• Maag for pickup at the Circ Desk (3-5 days)
• To see when item has arrived, check
• Your Library Account on Maag home page
• Enter name and library barcode number
• Click on Requests tab OhioLINK Received
• means the item has arrived

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Hoovers.comhttp//www.hoovers.com/free/

• Some information is subscription only, but much
  can be accessed for free
• For industry information, click on Industry
  Overviews and choose appropriate category
• For company information, search for company name
  and determine Ticker Symbol
• Choose appropriate company name
• Results show Company Overview, Key Numbers, Key
  People, Top Competitors, etc.

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RESEARCH DATABASES

• Maag Library subscribes to over 100 databases
• This is not information available on the
  Internet
• At Maag home page, under Quick Links, click
• on Research Databases
• Organized by Subject, Type, or Name
• Off campus access available for many databases
• You will need your library barcode to
• authenticate off-site

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BUSINESS DATABASES

• Business Source Complete
• Mergent Online
• Reference USA
• Regional Business News
• Standard Poors NetAdvantage
• ValueLine Research Center

MULTIDISCIPLINE DATABASES

• Academic Search Complete
• Electronic Journal Center
• LexisNexis Academic
• MasterFILE Premier

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SCHOLARLY / ACADEMIC JOURNALS

• Contain articles written by experts in a given
  field
• Expect readers to have an understanding of a
  fields terminology, history, and current
  concerns
• Include extensive documentation to previously
  published research
• Do not contain advertisements nor have a slick
  appearance
• Published by professional organizations
• Examples Journal of Accounting Research, Journal
  of Advertising Research, Business Communication
  Quarterly

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TRADE AND POPULAR MAGAZINES

• Contain articles written by staff members or
  freelance writers
• Aimed at a general, not an expert audience
• Include little or no documentation
• Have a glossy appearance and contain photographs
  as well as extensive advertisements
• Published for commercial reasons or to advocate a
  point of view
• Examples Advertising Age, Banker, Business Week,
  Forbes, Fortune, Time, Newsweek

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BUSINESS SOURCE COMPLETE

• Find Your company name
• Narrow results by Format or Subject
• Click on article title for citation abstract
• Click on PDF Full Text or HTML Full Text
• Click on Find It! if not available full text
• May lead to full text elsewhere and will
• indicate if library has the physical journal
• Use Company Profiles link on top to find
• Datamonitor Reports for your company

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MERGENT ONLINE

• For company information, search by
• company name or ticker symbol
• Click on appropriate company name
• This leads to a Business Summary,
• Financial Highlights, Key Executives, etc.
• Top Links to Company Financials,
• Create Reports, EDGAR (SEC filings),
• News

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REFERENCE USA

• Online directory of over 12 million businesses
• Click on U.S. Businesses Search
• Checkmark Company Name and Ticker Symbol to
  Create Search Form
• Fill in Company Name and Ticker Symbol and Search
  Now
• Click on appropriate company name
• Company Address Information, Corporate
  Information, Corporate Family Tree, Company
  Description, Management Directory, Location
  Image, Competitors Report, UCC Filings, Public
  Filings

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STANDARD POORS NETADVANTAGE

• Click on Companies tab at top
• Select Publication Company Profile
• Search Company Name or Ticker Symbol
• This leads to a Business Summary and Company
• Fact Sheet
• Links on the left lead to Company Profile, Vital
  
• Statistics, Stock Reports, Register, Bond
  Reports,
• Register, and Industry Sub-Industry Reviews
• For industry surveys, click on Industries tab at
  top
• of home page select relevant industry

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VALUE LINE RESEARCH CENTER

• Under Quick Index on left side of screen, click
  on Standard Edition
• Look Up Company Put in company name or ticker
  symbol and click on
• Select appropriate company name
• This leads to a one page company snapshot from
  The Value Line Investment Survey

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LEXISNEXIS ACADEMIC

• Click on Business tab to search by Company
• Name or Ticker Symbol
• This leads to a Company Snapshot
• Business Description, Company Financials,
• Stock Information, Bond Rating, Auditor,
• Executives, Board of Directors, Brands,
• Current News
• Click on References on left side of screen for
  other
• sources of company information, such as
  Hoovers
• In-Depth Company Records

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MAAG JOURNAL FINDER

• At Maag home page, under Quick Links, click on
  MJF Maag Journal Finder
• Find search specific journals by title or
  browse journals by title or subject
• Select Business Economics from subject dropdown
  menu
• View print and/or electronic holdings for
  numerous business journals
• Best way to find an article if you already have
  the citation!

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PLAGIARISM

• The use of anothers original words or ideas as
  though they were your own
• Changing the words of an original source is not
  sufficient to prevent plagiarism
• If you retain the essential idea of an original
  source and do not cite it, you have plagiarized
• Most cases of plagiarism can be avoided by citing
  sources