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Finding Academic Literature for your Final Year Project
Catie TuttleSubject Librarian (Business Undergraduates)[email protected]
What I’m going to cover1. Why should you use library resources instead of just searching the
internet?
2. What sort of information you might need to find
3. Which databases and resources you’ll use to find information
4. Searching effectively
Databases: where the good stuff is■ Databases contain journal articles, reports, case studies, company information, country information,
financial data, market research and more.
■ It’s good quality, authoritative information that you can only find through these subscription resources.
■ Using these databases to find information will help you get great marks.
■ You need to log into the databases to find this information: it’s not available for free just on the internet.
■ Use your subject guide to work out which database is best for what you’re looking for: http://libguides.city.ac.uk/actuarial
Refresher: what will you need to find and read?■Journal articles■Market research ■News articles ■Books ■Company reports ■Financial data
… and anything else that you and your supervisor/tutors identify: government documents, corporate websites, conference proceedings, etc.
Where can you find it ?■Books: in the library – University Library at Northampton Square and the
specialist Learning Resource Centre at Bunhill Row.
■Online, via the Library homepage: we’ve got access to millions of articles, reports, e-books, market research, newspapers, etc. through our extensive library subscriptions.
General Starting Point: CityLibrary Search■ Use the search box on the Library website: look
for subject words or company names
■ CityLibrary Search will search across our books, articles and reports.
■ Use the facets on the left-hand side to narrow your search: ‘Full Text Online’ gives you just things you can read over the internet
Management Subject Guide• E-resources to
use by topic
• Referencing and Citation
• Book an appointment
Key Academic DatabasesBusiness Source CompleteUse for articles, market research, company, industry and country profiles, case studies, trade magazines, peer reviewed research, Harvard Business Review, images.
Science Direct Huge database focused on academic, peer-reviewed articles. Also contains actual science, but huge amount of business and management information as well.
ProQuest Business Collection New database: peer-reviewed articles, newspapers, data, reports, trade journals... All sorts of stuff, not just business-specific. Wide-ranging and useful.
Tips for searching databases• Think about a search strategy before you begin.
• Consider making a “map” of your ideas to help• Helps you see connections between ideas to make search terms:
Example• Books/website on this by Tony Buzan, available in our libraries
• Make a list of the terms you try out as you search.• Stops the frustration of searching the same phrase repeatedly!• You can use the list to search the next database more quickly• Writing a list allows you to make new connections between concepts• Helps identify synonyms, alternative words/phrases
Smart searching: where to look
• Look in the reference list of your article for further research.
• Use Business Source Complete, Web of Science or Google Scholar to find who has cited your article since it was published
Using other libraries■SCONUL Access: reference access to other UK universities. Apply online in
advance (may take a few working days).
■ City Business Library: a public library in the City (not affiliated with us!) with a great current business collection.
■British Library: near King’s Cross Station. Amazing research collection – see their website for full details. ■ - You’ll need ID to register, check before setting off!
Further Training■ Intro to Bloomberg Training – Register onto the system; learn basic navigation tools and how to get company
financials and how to get certification. Sessions will continue throughout the year as they did last year.
■ Finding Financial Information. This hands-on training workshop is aimed at helping you get the most out of the Financial Databases you can use from home, including Orbis, Fame and Thomson One Banker.
■ Finding Market Information. This hands-on training workshop is aimed at helping you find market and industry information from databases, including Marketline Advantage, Mintel, Euromonitor Passport and IBISWorld
■ Book your place online: http://libcal.city.ac.uk/calendar/workshops
Any Questions?Please come and ask!
Help In Person:
Library desks on the 2nd and 5th Floor, and at Cass
Contact Catie: [email protected] or 020 7040 4151
General enquiries email for Cass: [email protected]
Enquiries phone number: +44 (0) 207 040 8191
Help Online:
Library Website: www.city.ac.uk/library
Subject Guides: http://libguides.city.ac.uk/management
City, University of LondonNorthampton SquareLondonEC1V 0HBUnited Kingdom
T: +44 (0)20 7040 4151E: [email protected]://www.city.ac.uk/library
