Research Guides: TSEM 102: Getting Down to Business (Simmons): Research Resources

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Finding Background Information

SAGE Knowledge This link opens in a new window
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Sage Knowledge is a searchable collection of over 60 encyclopedias and reference works covering many subjects, including business and management; criminal justice; education; family studies; politics, and many others.
Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window
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Collection of online encyclopedias across many areas: business; law; history, popular culture, and society; education; technology....Search individual encyclopedias or across the entire collection.
CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window
Jumpstart your research on current social & policy issues here.

Once you are ready for more information, check out the bibliographies for further reading on your topic.

Nexis Uni: Hoover's In-Depth Company Records
The Hoover's In-Depth Company Records will provide you with detailed information about your company, such as history, recent news, subsidiaries, brands, competitors, and financials. It can be a bit challenging to find, so follow these steps after clicking on the link above:

Step 1: Select Publication under "What are you interested in"
Step 2: Type the company name for "Search for something specific"
Step 3: Type/select Hoover's Company Records - In-Depth Records as Publication

Statista This link opens in a new window
U.S. and international business statistics such as company market share and industry forecasts. Good coverage of e-commerce and digital markets along with other industries. Includes some public opinion statistics.

Searching for Books

The Cook Library has a wide variety of books including ebooks that you can use in your research for this TSEM. You can find both print and electronic books through Cook OneSearch. A few examples of books that may be particularly useful in this course are listed on this page as well.

The 6-minute video below (with sound) shows how to find books using Cook OneSearch.

Searching for Articles

Cook OneSearch
Search the Cook Library collections -- books, articles, and more -- with OneSearch. It doesn't cover all our resources, but it does cover a lot. Check out the limiting options on the left side of the page to help you find what you need, faster!

Watch a video (5 min) showing how to search for articles in Cook OneSearch

Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
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Articles from newspapers, trade publications, magazines, and scholarly journals on all aspects of business. Also covers economics. Features SWOT Analyses and industry profiles from MarketLine; country reports.
Newsbank Access World News This link opens in a new window
Articles from 5,000+ newspapers titles, as well as newswires, Web editions, blogs, videos, broadcast transcripts,magazines, and other publications.
ACM Digital Library This link opens in a new window
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Use ACM's Digital Library to search the full text of ACM's online journals, magazines and conference proceedings. The database also includes the Encyclopedia of Computer Science, which is a great resource for background information on various computer science topics and concepts. Terms and Conditions
Communication & Mass Media Complete This link opens in a new window
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News and scholarship on communication, advertising, film, and media.
Health Source- Nursing/Academic Edition This link opens in a new window
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Articles from trade publications, magazines, and scholarly journals on health and medicine.
SocINDEX with Full Text This link opens in a new window
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Scholarly articles in sociology and related fields.
SPORTDiscus with Full Text This link opens in a new window
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News and scholarship on all aspects of sports and exercise.

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TSEM 102: Getting Down to Business (Simmons)

Business & Economics Librarian

Finding Background Information

Searching for Books

Searching for Articles