Research Tips for LRSP 434: International Management

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Research Tips for LRSP 434International
Management

• Paul Boger
• CGPS Reference Librarian
• pboger_at_umw.edu

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Library Research Tools

• Library Catalog
• Books (including NetLibrary e-books)
• Titles of Journals, Magazines and Newspapers
  subscribed to by UMW Libraries (Simpson CGPS)
• Databases
• Articles in Journals, Magazines and Newspapers
• Industry and company Information

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Where do I begin?
How do I find articles on my topic?
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Databases 24/7

• Database A-Z list
• Databases by Subject

• Research Guides

• Click the drop-down menu by Research by
  Subject
• Click on Business CGPS to access suggested
  research resources
• Click the GO button

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Research Guide

• Click on the name of a database to begin
  searching
• Contact Library if you need help

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Can I use the databases from home?
Yes!
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• Search for company reports by name or ticker
  symbol
• To search for industry reports click Industry
  tab
• To search for country reports use drop down
  menu

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- Company Search

• Use the green tabs to locate different sets of
  business data

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- Industry Search

• Select an industry using the drop down menu
• Select a region or time frame
• Click View or Download to access industry
  reports

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Business Source Complete

• Enter your keywords
• Consider using some of the Limit your results
  options
• Click Search

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Business Source Complete

• Click PDF or HTML links to retrieve articles
• Click Locate Journal Article if not full text
  through the database
• Refine your search by clicking the options in
  the Narrow By Results menu

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Locate Journal Article page

• Is the article available in a UMW database? NO.
• What if the article is not available in a
  database? Use ILLIAD.

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Business Source Complete

• To search for company information, click the
  More option
• Click Company Profiles

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Business Source Complete

• Enter the company name
• Click Browse
• Click the name of the Company when it appears

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Business Source Complete

• Click the PDF link to access the report
• Full reports usually include a SWOT analysis
• Use the icons to print, email, format, and save
  documents

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Business Source Complete

• To search for country reports, click the
  Publications option

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Business Source Complete

• Enter country and the name of your county in
  the search box
• Click the Match Any Words radio button
• Click Browse

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Business Source Complete

• Locate your country
• Click the country report link

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Business Source Complete

• Select an issue
• Sometimes there is a delay for current full text
  reports

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• You can access LexisNexis using any link on the
  Research Guide
• Navigate between subject searches by using the
  tab selections at the top of the screen
• The red tab indicates the subject you are
  currently searching
• Click General to search for news and magazine
  articles

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• Click on the article title to access full text
  documents
• Sort by Publication Date or Relevance
• Print, email, save
• Edit searches and start new searches
• Search within your results list

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Search Tips

• Try different databases
• Try different keywords
• Truncation symbols - asterisk
• Phrase Searching - quotation marks
• ShowMe videos online database tutorials
• Ask Librarians for assistance

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STAT-USA

• Start at the Databases A to Z page
• Click on the letter S
• Click STAT-USA

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• Click GLOBUS NTDB

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• Click Country Commercial Guides to access
  economic and market overviews on different
  countries

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• Select a report to access international market
  and economy information for different countries

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Web Resources

• Office of the United States Trade Representative
  trade agreement information and news
• Annual Reports company details
• Doing Business country reports
• Guides to Doing Business country reports
• Executive Planet business etiquette

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Book Catalog searching for books

• Search the UMW Libraries catalog
• Search by keyword, title, or author
• Borrow books from the CGPS Library or the
  Simpson Library on the main campus
• NetLibrary 40,000 online books

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What if my materials are at the main campus
Library? What if UMW doesnt have what I need?

• Illiad for Document Delivery and Interlibrary
  Loan
• Create an Illiad Account
• Online forms to request non-CGPS materials
• Some fees might be involved
• Give library lead time to process request
• Delivered to CGPS Library

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Need help? Have Questions?

• Come to the Library
• Mondays - Thursdays 1 p.m. - 9 p.m.
• Fridays 1 p.m. - 7 p.m.
• Saturdays 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
• Contact the Library Staff
• cgpslib_at_umw.edu
• 540-286-8025
• Set up a Research Appointment
• pboger_at_umw.edu
• 540-286-8066

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