Library Help for your Assignment

Prof. D. ReonieriAugust 3rd, 2011

Presented by Maria Deptula

Library Liaison I provide Library Research

assistance for Students taking BUS, MGT and IBS classes

Information Science Professional

Library Science /MA/MLIS –Yes we actually go to school to become professional librarian!

How to contact me:I am the Paramus Campus Library Director

You are welcome to:Walk in. e-mail me:mde@berkeleycollege.edu Or call me: #201-967-9667 ext. 1764

To provide research guidance research guidance for your term paper.

Pay attention Take notes Ask questions Quick quiz at the end of this presentation !

There is a lot to cover There is a lot to cover !!

From Your SyllabusFinal Paper– 25 % OF YOUR GRADE

The paper is to focus on one aspect of Management (refer to your text for possible topics). The analysis should consider the one aspect and how it practically applied in two or three actual companies.

**However, companies found in cases in the book are not valid topic/company combinations for this paper.

You must use the Berkeley College Library databases to find at least five (5) relevant articles from business periodicals and academic journals that focus on the topic and give information on how that management topic is actually being applied in companies.

Topics to Cover from Textbook Framework of Business (entrepreneurial spirit, strategic

alliances, the changing workforce) Business Ethics/Social Responsibility Economics Compensation Business Organization (i.e. franchising, women-owned/small-

owned, mergers/acquisitions) Entrepreneurships Management (strategic planning, leadership styles,

organization structures) Human Resources (employee motivation, labor relations) Marketing Accounting/Finance Financial Management

Choose Your Topic /think of keywords you’ll need to search your

topic.

Research your topic using the library databases:

Google is great! Is quick, easy to use, gives you loads of

results and familiar BUT Scholarly and academic information is

more difficult to sift through to find. Not reliable, not academic.

Q: HAVE YOU USED DATABASES FOR RESEARCH BEFORE?

A. YESB. NOC. NOT SURE

An online database is a proprietary collection of records or data stored on a computer that can be accessed/searched by users via the Internet.

The information in these databases can be original content or it can come from sources such as newspapers, magazines, academic journals, encyclopedias, reference books, etc.

Information in databases goes through an editorial process that information found on the Internet does not.

Recent News - ArticlesCompany data

Literary criticismBusiness / Industry /Financial

DataAnnual Reports

Full text encyclopediasMUCH MORE

WE WILL COVER TODAY: Business Source Premier

ABI Inform (from Proquest) Lexis-Nexis Academic

What?

LEXIS_NEXISACADEMIC

Before you commit to a topic, perform a quick search in at least one of the databases to

make sure you can find useful material.

What words should you use? Employee motivation

▪ Workplace or job motivation▪ Worker or job satisfaction▪ Employee retention or employee morale▪ Employee engagement

Remember use textbook or encyclopedia for assistance!

If you are overwhelmed with the number of hits

you can narrow your search to:TitleSubjectDate of

publication

If you don’t have enough articles – use

different search terms (synonyms)

Open by “clicking "on hyperlinked

title

Read the abstract

Browse Publications

Search for company/recent news

Special tip! i.e. Business Week

Each database contains different data.

It is recommended to check more than one database so you don’t miss out on any

useful material.

Check these extra terms

Login to Blackboard Select the library tab Under electronic

resources select databases A-Z or by subject

To find articles search: Business Source Premier or ABI Inform Global,

In the Advanced Search type your topic and check the “full text results” box

View the results / revise /limit your search (by title, subject, date)

Open the document by “clicking” on its title

Read the abstract first Open full text articles in

pdf or HTML format Print/E-mail/Cite in MLA

format.

No way to

limit searc

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No citation

help

Plagiarism is the practice of claiming or implying original

authorship of (or incorporating material from)

someone else's written or creative work, in whole or in part, into one's own without adequate acknowledgement.

CITE YOUR SOURCES !!!

MLA style or format is a set of editorial instructions (rules) on how to prepare a manuscript that contains a research paper, an article or a book.

Quotations: Must be accurate Must reproduce the original exactly If you change a quotation make the alteration

clear to the reader The OWL at Purdue

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/ Library web site How do I? Cite MLA format

http://www.screencast.com/users/mdeptula/folders/Jing/media/c2d5e654-92fa-42f2-9d40-9a908b49f8a5

For more help, you can also check out our MANAGEMENT

RESEARCH herehttp://berkeleycollege.libguides.com/management

OR

Contact us via Life Chat

Any questions?

QUIZ

What the name of the library resource that enables you to find full text articles

A. EbraryB. Library catalogC. DatabaseD. All the above

Which database will help you find articles/reports about your cases?

A. ABI Inform GlobalB.Business Source PremierC.Lexis-Nexis AcademicD. All the above

When you have too many articles on your topic how can you narrow your search ?

A. By titleB. By subjectC. By date of publicationD. All the above

How many articles you must find for your paper?

A. At least 5B. 2 or 3C. As many as necessaryD. Don’t know

Maria Deptula Business Liaison:mde@berkeleycollege.edu201-967-9667 ext. 1764