ACCT
306
Lourdes White
Fall 2007
Individual course index /fa07/ ACCT306_white_fa07
Introduction
| Research Tips |Subject-specific
databases | General databases
Book catalogs | Suggested
Websites | Additional Websites
| General Reference Tools
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Introduction:
This guide provides information on conducting a literature review
through resources from Langsdale Library.
For questions,email us at langref@ubalt.edu or phone us at (410) 837-4274.
- Literature reviews should be comprehensive, including articles, books and appropriate reports but do not need to include every item with one of your keywords.
- Try to focus your search with the use of subject terms or special limiters in a database
- The more terms in your search, the fewer hits you will get, but if the search is constructed correctly, you will retrieve more material that is relevant.
- If necessary, expand your search by switching from a subject search to a keyword search (aka any words, default fields, etc.)
- Don't be concerned if your first search retrieves few records. Often one key item with references will lead you to much more material.
- Be critical.
Evaluate your sources. Ask yourself:
- Who wrote this? What are his/her credentials? (e.g. Ph.D from Harvard vs. AA degree from community college)
- Is this opinion or analysis supported by facts and research?
- Where was it published, e.g. a news publication or a peer-reviewed journal?
- When searching ABI/Inform, you can use the classification code 9110 to find company specific articles.
Subject-specific
databases (this only includes selected databases based on topics; for
more, see full list of Electronic
Databases):
ABI Inform [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: 1970 - present. Indexes more than 1,300 journals on business, management, with 75% full-text.Business and Company Resource Center [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: 1979 - present. Profiles 400,000 companies. Provides company histories, business articles, industry rankings and analyses for selected public companies.Business Source Premier [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: Varies– present. Business Source Premier provides full text for nearly 8,350 scholarly business journals and other sources, including full text for more than 1,100 scholarly business publications. Coverage includes virtually all subject areas related to business. This database provides full text (PDF) for more than 350 of the top scholarly journals dating as far back as 1922. Funded by the Maryland Digital Library (MDL). Includes company profiles, many of which contain SWOT analyses.Mergent Online [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: Current. Mergent Online contains the electronic versions of the Mergent (formerly Moody's) Manuals (Industrial, OTC, Banking and Finance, and International), covering over 10,000 U.S. companies and thousands for foreign companies. The financial data for most companies covers 15 years. Industry reports are included.Morningstar.com Library Edition [on-campus]
Description: Find a stock or fund to meet your needs, research current or prospective holdings or see how your investments work together. Morningstar's data reports cover more than 20,000 securities. Coverage: Historical data back to 1996.Wall Street Journal [on-campus]
Coverage: 1984 - present. Includes full text of Eastern edition of Wall Street Journal newspaper.
General/Multidisciplinary
databases:
Use these to find full text periodical articles and/or citations to
articles.
Academic Search Premier [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: 1990 - present. Provides full-text for over 3,400 scholarly journals covering the social sciences, humanities, education, sciences, and more. Funded by the Maryland Digital Library (MDL).Lexis-Nexis Academic [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: 1970 - present. Features full text of many newspapers and periodicals. Also offers business news, legal materials such as federal & state codes, case law and legal journals.
Book
catalogs:
Use these to locate books, journals (not individual articles), videos,
and government documents.
Catalog USMAI [help]
Books, journals, government documents and other materials in the University System of Maryland, including UB. You may search up to six individual locations or the entire system.Digital Dissertations (Dissertation Abstracts from Proquest) [on-campus]
Coverage 1861 – present. Indexes U.S., Canadian, British, and other European dissertations and theses; dissertations abstracted since 1980, theses abstracted since 1988. A 24 page preview of dissertations published since 1997 is available. The full text of dissertations may be obtained by clicking the free download button.NetLibrary [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: Varies. A collection of E-texts covering specifically chosen by Maryland Academic Libraries. Funded by the Maryland Digital Library (MDL).WorldCat [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: Varies. International database of collections (including books, journals , dissertations, documents, and other materials) held by libraries worldwide. Maryland libraries that own copies of the items display at the top of the list of libraries so you can easily determine if local libraries own the material needed. Records of any type of material cataloged by OCLC member libraries. Includes manuscripts written as early as the 12th century.
Suggested
websites:
These may
provide useful information or agencies or organizations who may be sources
of information.
Additional websites by subject:
Langsdale web resources
A listing of valuable internet sites by subject area.
General
reference tools:
These may assist you in your search for material or in evaluating
and citing material found.
Citation Styles
Guides to MLA, APA, and other citation stylesEvaluating Web Resources
Guide to evaluating material obtained via the Internet
For more information email langref@ubalt.edu, call 410-837-4274 or Chat with a Librarian at http://langsdale.ubalt.edu/info_services/contact.htm