Welcome to the Information Literacy Student Tutorial on Business Resources You have been assigned a...

Welcome to theInformation Literacy Student Tutorial

on Business Resources

You have been assigned a research project and you are not surewhere to begin. The Touro College Libraries have many resourcesto assist you.

This instruction module is designed to introduce you to a variety ofuseful library resources and services and to prepare you toresearch your topic.

Research can seem a little overwhelming at first, but we believeyou will feel much better prepared after you complete this step-by-step module.

Let's get started

A worksheet is available for you to use as you complete the tasks at the end of each section. At the bottom of each assignment page there are links to the Touro College Virtual Library.

Click on the following student worksheet link and use the Windows File Print command to print a copy of the worksheet. Student Worksheet. Then click the back arrow to return to the tutorial.

Touro College Virtual Library

The Virtual Library is located at the following URL:

www.touro.edu/library/

The Virtual Library has information on and links to:

About the Libraries

Library Services

Find Resources

Using this tutorial, you will learn:

How to search for books, media, and ebooks by subject in the Library Catalog and how to use ebooks.

How to search for full text periodicals using Proprietary Databases

How to use a Subject Directory to locate quality Web sites selected by human editors

How to use a Search Engine to find Web resources selected by computer programs

How to evaluate Web sites using five basic rules to determine if the information is appropriate for your research assignment

How to complete your bibliography using a style guide and NoodleTools

Part 1: Using the Library Catalog

You can search for books and media using an online catalog.

To access our online catalog, click on the Books & Media (Library Catalog) link.

Touro College Library Catalog

Using the library catalog menu, click on the SEARCH THE CATALOG link to find the locations of books and media.

You can also click on the View Your Patron Record link and submit your name and barcode from your Touro College ID to view material you have checked out of the libraries.

Searching the Catalog

Let’s do a subject search in the Touro College Library Catalog.

Click on SEARCH THE CATALOG.

The Search the Catalog Menu

The SEARCH THE CATALOG menu will appear on the screen.

Note that you can search by AUTHOR, TITLE, WORDS, LC SUBJECT, etc.

Searching by LC Subject

To search on a general topic category (subject area), click on LC SUBJECT.

For this tutorial we will use the subject terms business planning to retrieve information about books and media in the libraries.

Searching by Subject

Type the search term(s):

business planning

Then click on Submit Search or press the Enter key.

Search Results

Your search results will appear on the screen as shown to the right.

Let’s look at the details for the book Anatomy of a business plan : a step-by-step guide… by Linda Pinson.

This is done by clicking on

the blue book link.

Book Details

This screen depicts the details about the book.

The arrows point to the:

Title/Author Location

LC Call #StatusSubject

Let’s review each detail.

Book Title / Author

The book detail screen shows the book Title followed by the author’s name.

Book Location

The LOCATION describes where the book is physically located.

In this example, the book titled Anatomy of a business plan : a step-by-step guide is located at the Midtown library.

LC Call #

The LC Call # refers to the number that was assigned to this book using the Library of Congress Classification System.

Each book has a unique number that organizes it on the shelves by subject area.

Note that the call number ends with the publication year so you will know how current the book is.

Book Status

STATUS lets you know if the book is available.

Examples of status types include:

Available ReservedOn Hold Checked OutIn Transit Non-TC ILLMissing Overdue

Subject Headings

You can search for more books in the catalog by clicking on Subject links in the book details.

Additional subjects are listed towards the bottom of the book detail record.

Locating ebooks in the Catalog

Touro College Libraries subscribe to over 40,000 ebooks.

Let’s go back to the Catalog search screen and type in our search term business planning

Click Submit Search

Advance to continue or click here to return to the Index


Review the result list and select an entry that has the following as its location:College E-Books

On the screen to the right, the 1st entry on the list is an e-book titled “ The 2nd digital revolution [electronic resource] / by Stephen J. Andriole. College E-Books . ”

Click on the title link for this book to open the record (arrow).


The catalog entry for this ebook appears on the screen.

Notice the blue link in the center of the screen (circled).access the electronic book.

Click on this link to open the ebook (arrow).


Reviewing an ebook

This ebook is one of many entries that is available through an electronic book service called ebrary.

After you have opened the ebook, you can scroll through the Table of Contents, Chapters, index, etc. by clicking on one of the links. (arrow)

Click on the link for Contents…(circled).

Reviewing an ebook

You will see the Table of Contents appear on the right side of the window.

You can scroll up and down through the Contents of the book on screen. (arrow).

Next, let’s do a search for specific concepts relating to Business Planning within this ebook.

Reviewing an ebook

Searching within an ebook

To search within an ebook, use the InfoTools feature at the top of the ebrary menu bar.

Click on the down arrow next to InfoTools (circled).

A list of choices appear on screen. Highlight the option to Search document (arrow)


Type in the search terms for the information that you are seeking within the ebook (arrow). Let’s look for information on “return on investment”

For example type the search term: ROI

Click Search


The first instance of the term appears on screen, highlighted in red (arrow).

You can read the context right on the screen to see if this is suitable for your research.


To go to the next instance of the term ROI, click on the symbol for next search page (circled).

Search for additional ebooks in ebrary

To do a Simple search for additional ebooks type your terms business planning in the white box (circled) and click search (arrow).

Using Advanced Search in ebrary

To do an Advanced Search in ebrary, click on the tab for Advanced search (arrow).

Type in your search terms business and planning and select search in: Subject (circled).

Using Advanced Search in ebrary

Advanced Search will return a list of results. The book jacket appears on the screen to the left, followed by the Title link in blue (arrow).

Publishing details are to the right (bracket), with related subjects listed at the bottom of each book entry (circled).

Assignment 1

Go to the Touro College Virtual Library and perform a Library Catalog search using your topic.

Select one of the entries in your catalog search results.

Review the detailed record

for a book that looks interesting and answer the questions for Assignment 1 on your worksheet.

Catalog search practice Advance to continue or click here to return to the Index

Part 2: Proprietary Databases

Touro College subscribes to many online databases to help you with your research needs.

Subscription databases are found on the Touro College Virtual Library by clicking on the Proprietary Databases link.


Proprietary Database Links

The databases that you need can be viewed by clicking on a subject area link.

OR

You can scroll down the complete list of databases arranged in alphabetical order.

Using Business Databases

Let’s look at proprietary or subscription databases in the Subject area of Business.

Click on the Subject link Business.

Business Databases

The list of Business resources in support of the business curriculum is on the screen.

By scrolling down the list, you will see additional proprietary databases used in the area of business research such as: ABI/Inform Business & Company

Resource Center Hoover’s MERGENT Online

Using ABI/INFORM Global

For this tutorial, let’s use the database ABI/INFORM Global to search for business related articles. This database is very good for general research.

Scroll down the list and click on the link for ABI/INFORM Global

Using ABI/INFORM Global

The main search screen appears with advanced search options.

Type in the terms business planning (circled) and leave the default search option as Citation and Abstract. (arrows)

Also click on the option to Limit to Full Text Articles. (arrow)

Click on Search

Search Results

Your search results will appear on the screen. A sample is to the right.

The total number of Full Text articles retrieved using the terms business and planning is 95809. (circled)

To view the citation of the article, click on the title of the article in blue. (arrow)Let’s look at the article titled “The New IBM”.

The Article in Citation Format

The citation appears to the right.

Title: “The New IBM” by Leslie P. Norton, published by Barron’s, followed by additional details and an abstract of the article.

Full Text Article

If you look under the title ofthis screen, you will see that thearticle is available in Full Text. You can click on the link»Jump to full text (circled).

Click on Jump to Full TextTo see a copy of the entirearticle. You can printout this article if you choose.

The Article in Full Text Format

ABI/INFORM Global

Additional features of

ABI/INFORM Global

include:

Translate document into another language (arrow).

Print or email the document (circled).

Business Databases

There are several business

related databases available for your

research needs. The following are

a few tips to assist you.

Business & Company Resource Center – company profiles & histories

Hoover’s – Editorial content on public & non-public companies, key executives

MERGENT Online – financial data & downloadable annual reports.

Journal Sources

We are pretty comfortable with books, so now let’s take a look at journal sources.

There are different classifications of journal sources. The types that you will likely encounter in your research are:

Scholarly

Trade

Popular Advance to continue or click here to return to the Index

Scholarly Journals

Used by Academics

Scholarly materials have a serious appearance and containvery little advertising.

They are written for professors,students, or researchers.

The authors have expertise,have done research, and areaffiliated with or sponsored bya professional association.

Trade Journals

Used by Professionals

Trade or professional materials

may have a bright cover and

contain advertising that appeals

to those in the industry or field.

They are written to provide

information of use to that

particular industry or field of

study.

Popular Magazines

Used by Anyone

Popular materials may have abright cover, and contain manyglossy pictures and lots ofadvertising.

They are written to attract a broadsegment of the population and areusually published commercially.

They have second or third-handinformation, are opinions on acontemporary issue, and attempt toinform/entertain a wide audience ontopics of general interest.

Practice Selecting a Journal Type

Assignment 2

Go to the Touro College Virtual Library and perform a periodical Proprietary Database search using your topic.

Select one of the entries in your proprietary database search results. Print the citation of the article. You will need to use this to create your bibliography later in this tutorial.

Select an article in Full Text and answer the questions for Assignment 2 on your worksheet.

Proprietary Databases


Part 3: Quality Internet Sites

There are many Web pages published on the Internet.

Your goal is to choose a quality Web site that is appropriate for your research needs.


Web & Search Sites

The Touro College Virtual Library offers links to many quality web sites that can help you in your research.

Under Find RESOURCES, click on Web & Search Sites.


Web & Search Sites

The WEB & SEARCH SITES page is divided into four major categories:

Ready Reference Subject Directories Search Engines Metasites, Portals &

Gateways

Let’s review Subject

Directories.

Subject Directories

Subject Directories include collections of links that were selected by human editors / specialists who have subject expertise.

These links have been reviewed and carefully chosen to assist students with their research needs.


Types of Subject Directories

The Subject Directories have been organized into the following categories: General Business Education & Psychology Health Sciences Humanities Jewish Studies Mathematics & Science Social Sciences

Subject Directories

Each subject directory contains lists of Web links that relate to a specific area of interest.

For example, if you click on Business, you will see a list of Web links that you can use to locate portals for business, economics, accounting, etc.

Business Subject Directories

The BUSINESS SUBJECT DIRECTORIES page contains an alphabetical list of links to collections of links to Web resources.

Using subject directories can focus your research by going directly to quality Web resources that relate to your topic.

Using a Subject Directory

Let’s scroll down the list to view the resources.

Let’s look for a link that might be useful for your topic, business planning.

We will try a search using the link called Doing Business on the Internet - Library of Congress.

Using a Subject Directory

When you click on the blue link for Doing Business on the Internet the screen to the right appears.

Type in the search term business planning in the search box. (circled)

Click on GO.

Search Results

Results using the terms business planning are displayed. (circled)

500 results

You can click on the title tothese links. Example: to viewinformation on Business Plans,click on the second link (arrow).

This will bring you to sites for Business Plans, Forms.

Search Results

This page is the Business

References Services links as

related to business plans.

The source is the Science,

Technology & Business Division

of the Library of Congress.

Part 4: Using a Search Engine

Another way to locate a Web site for your research is to use a Search Engine.

Some search engines that you will want to consider include:

GoogleAsk.comYahoo Search

Under Find RESOURCESclick on Web & Search Sites. Advance to continue or

click here to return to the Index

General Search Engines

Search engines use computer programs to look for matches based on subject terms. The results are returned in a list that is not evaluated by subject area experts.

Click on General under Search Engines to bring up a list of all inclusive search tools.

General Search Engines

The comprehensive list of general search engines appears.

Let’s choose Google for this tutorial and type in your search term business planning.

Click on *****Google.

…then type in business planning and click on Google Search.

Search Engine Results

Your search results will appear on the screen.

Google ranks the top search results in order of relevance to your search terms.

Be as specific as you can with your search terms.


Part 5: Evaluating Search Results

Before selecting a Web site retrieved by a search engine, you should be aware of some characteristics of Web site evaluation.

When you use a Search Engine the results are computer-generated, and therefore need examination.

We will review five rules to follow when reviewing Web sites.


Web Site Evaluation – Rule 1

Authorship

This is a major criterion used inEvaluating information. Who issponsoring, authoring, or managing theWeb site?

Does the publisher list his or herqualifications? You can determine thetype of Web site by the extension on itsURL.

.edu education / research

.com commercial / business

.gov government agencies, offices, and departments

.org group or individual

.mil military

.net Internet service provider

http://www.touro.edu/


Accuracy

Is the information on the site

reliable? Unlike scholarly

materials, Web sites are rarely

refereed or reviewed.

Differentiate fact from opinion. Look out for ambiguity,manipulative reasoning, and bias.


Currency

Is the material up to date? Check

the date on the page to see when

it was updated.

Is some of the information

obviously out of date?


Comprehensiveness

What is the depth of the

information presented?

Does it cover a time period,

specific topic, claim to be

inclusive?


Style and functionality

Is the site laid out clearly and logically? Check for correct grammar and spelling. Is the writing style appropriate for the intended audience?

Is the site easy to navigate? Are there clearly labeled icons and links? Do links to remote sites work?

Selecting a Site

Getting back to your Google

search results for the topic

business planning, let’s

choose the following site from

the search results:

SBA

Click on the SBA link (arrow).

Let’s see if this site meets the

requirements for the five rules.

The SBA Site

Authorship

The URL (Uniform Resource Locater) is:

http://www.sba.gov/smallbusinessplanner/index.html

This URL ends in .gov which means that it is a site maintained by a government agency.

If you click on “About SBA”, you can see the mission, history, and program information for the U.S. Small Business Administration.

The SBA Site

Accuracy

This SBA site focus on the goal “to preserve free competitive enterprise and to maintain and strengthen the overall economy of our nation. To help Americans start, build and grow businesses.”

It appears that this site has information relevant to our search on business planning.

The SBA Site

Currency

There does not appear to be a posted copyright notice for the site. However, newsletters, forms, and notices on this site are all current within the last quarter of 2006.

The listings on the job site are current with dates of positions in December 2006.

The SBA Site

Comprehensiveness

This site provides links to: Small Business Planner Services such as:

Financial Assistance Contract Opportunities Counseling &

Assistance Special Audiences

Online Training Tools – Library Resources Marketing & Outreach Forms

The SBA Site

Style and functionality

The SBA site is organized by the major resources, tools, and services provided.

The material is presented using horizontal and vertical menus and tabs. The site is very well organized and easy to navigate.

This site looks like it will be useful for your research.

Assignments 3, 4 and 5

Go to the Touro College Virtual Library Web & Search Sites page and, using your search terms, select a Subject Directory to locate relevant Web sites for your research.

Review the results of your search and choose a Web site for your topic. (Do not choose a .com site.)

From the Web & Search Sites page, choose a Search Engine and, using the same subject terms, perform a search and compare your results.

Answer the questions for assignments 3, 4 and 5 on your worksheet.

Web & Search Sites Advance to continue or click here to return to the Index

Part 6: Writing Your Bibliography

The Touro College Virtual Library has tools to assist you in creating your bibliography or reference list.

There are style guides and online tools to help you.

From the Virtual Library, under Our SERVICES, click on the Guides & Tutorials link.


Resources for Bibliographies

Scroll down the page to

Quick links.

You will see links: For Students For Faculty

Click the link For Students


You will see Quick links for:

o Primary and Secondary Sources o Scholarly, Trade and Popular Materials o Style Guides o Citation Style for Research Papers (APA,

Turabian, MLA, Chicago, AMA) o NoodleTools (MLA & APA via NoodleBib)

For detail on using this program, read our Creating Your Bibliography with NoodleTools.

o Turnitin (plagiarism prevention system) For detail on how to submit a term paper, read

our Introduction to Turnitin for Students

Check with your professor tosee which style (APA, Turabian,MLA, etc.) is required for yourresearch paper.


NoodleToolsNoodleTools is a web based bibliography generator that Touro College Libraries has purchased for faculty and student use.

To create your NoodleTools ID, click on NoodleTools, New user? Create a new folder

Note: For detail on using this program, read our Creating Your Bibliography with NoodleTools

Citation – Book Resource

Below is an example of a book that would be included inyour bibliography for the research on business planning.

This is the book Anatomy of a business plan : a step-by-step guide… by Linda Pinson that we looked at using the LibraryCatalog.

Bibliography

Pinson, L. (2005). Anatomy of a business plan : a step-by-step guide to building a business and securing your company's future (6th ed.). Chicago, IL: Dearborn Trade Publishing.

This citation was created online using the program NoodleTools. Contact your local libraryfor assistance in creating your NoodleTools account.

Citation – Web Resource

Below is an example of a Web resource that would be included in

your bibliography for the research on business planning.

This is the SBA – U.S. Small Business Administration site that we

Just reviewed, using Web & Search Sites.

Bibliography

SBA. (n.d.). U.S. Small Business Administration. Retrieved December 5, 2006, from U.S. Small Business Administration Web site: http://www.sba.gov/smallbusinessplanner/index.html

This citation was created online using the program NoodleTools. Contact your local library for assistance in creating your NoodleTools account.

Assignment 6

Review the style guides and create a citation for your bibliography. Use your article list from assignment #2 to choose an article for your citation.

Write your citation in the space provided on your worksheet or attach a NoodleTools bibliography.

Submit your worksheet to your professor.

Style GuidesNoodleTools Advance to continue or

click here to return to the Index

Congratulations!

You have successfully

completed the

Information Literacy

Student Tutorial on

Business Resources.

Any questions can be

submitted to:

[email protected]

Or visit your local Touro

College Library. Advance to continue or click here to return to the Index

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