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Library Reference ServicesToll-Free (U.S.A.): 1-800-541-6682 x4613
Toll-Free from the Canada, Caribbean and Panama: 1-800-554-6682 x4613 [email protected]
Alvin Sherman Library, Research, and Information Technology Center
OBJECTIVES
When you leave here today, you will know how to:
take advantage of the Sherman Library’s services for students.
find books and articles for your research.
use the library’s resources to find data relevant to your research, such as company profiles, financial analyses, and country and industry reports.
Getting to the Libraries
Sherman Library Main Page
Resources for Distance Students
NovaCat: How to Get There
NovaCat: Finding Books
You can search by title, subject heading or keyword.
Is Google enough?
Internet Resources
Advantages:•Easy to use Yahoo or Google.•Requires no special software.•Lots of information.
Disadvantages:• It is not regulated.• Sources may be outdated, inaccurate, or unreliable.•Time consuming•Requires practice.•No support (no control over content).
NSU Library Databases
Advantages:•Reliable:Sources are pre-selected and screened for authority, accuracy, and content.•Citations and articles are available.•NSU students have free access to over 200 subscription-only (fee-based) databases.•Saves time.•Get help (Reference Desk).
Disadvantages:•Requires a little practice.•Requires this presentation (instruction).
Boolean Operators
business communications AND email
business communications OR email
Saturn NOT planet
Kaiser NOT aluminum
• ABI/Inform & Wilson Business Full Text: full-text articles from scholarly and trade journals and select research analysis.
• Emerald Management Xtra: scholarly articles.
• EIU Country Intelligence and WorldData: country analysis, global industry information, and economic data.
• LexisNexis Academic: industry and market news, bankruptcy reports, SEC filings.
• REPLACE WITH VALUELINE
• NetAdvantage: stock reports and industry surveys from S&P.
• Wharton Research Data Services (CompuStat): company financial statements, security prices, and trading volume
• Livedgar: SEC filings from 1967.
An Overview of Business Databases
Databases: How to Get There
ProQuest ABI/INFORM Complete
ProQuest ABI/Inform Results
HTML (text file)
Advantages:•Loads fast •Requires no special software•Text can be copied and pasted
Disadvantages:• No graphics or charts• No page numbers
PDF (image file)
Advantages:•Accurate reproduction of page•Includes any graphics and charts• Includes page numbers
Disadvantages:•Requires Acrobat Reader (cannot copy and paste)
HTML VS. PDF
Using WilsonWeb Business Full-Text
WilsonWeb Business Full-Text Results
Full-Text Journal Title Search
Full-Text Journal Title Search Results
Document Delivery and Interlibrary Loan
Requesting Journal Articles or Books
Review
Q. How can you get an article if it is not available in the library’s collections?
A: Order it from Document Delivery ServicesQ. Name two databases where you can find citations to and (in some cases) the full text of journal articles online?
A: ProQuest ABI/Inform Complete and WilsonWeb Business Full Text
Q. Where can we find books that the library owns?
A: NovaCat
Questions and Comments?
http://www.nova.edu/library/survey/
Thank you for coming to this workshop. Happy searching!
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