This slide show was designed specifically for business students doing research.

1. Library ins and outs designed
specifically for
Business Students
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2. I am available
to help you
with research
and citing your
work.
Laura Slavin, MLS,
MBA
Librarian
Extraordinaire
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3. The Research Process
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 Decide on a topic. What do you want to write about?
What is your thesis?
 Look up background information. This will help
you develop and refine your thesis.
 Search for appropriate sources
 Evaluate the sources as you find them
 Manage, Cite and properly integrate your sources as
support for your thesis
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4. Library Home Page
http://library.lmunet.edu
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• Search the library
catalog
• Search databases
• Get an interlibrary
loan
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5. Business Specific
Database Page
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• Dig into your
research topic
• Geared toward
business course
work
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6. Library Proxy Login
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7. Business Databases
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Business
Source Premier
Computer
Database
Hoover’s
Ebsco’s E-Book
Collection
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8. Gale Virtual
Reference
Library
Under Basic Search, click on
History to see a hyperlinked list of
History related reference books.
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9. Gale Virtual Reference Library
An excellent database to use when you’re looking for a research topic. Or if you are
just beginning your research.
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10. Business Source Premier
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 Set limits to Peer Reviewed
or Full Text only
 Thesaurus
 Company Profiles
 Create a My Ebsco account,
save your citations.
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12. Computer Database
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 Use this database to find
computer-related product
introductions, news and
reviews in areas such as
hardware, software,
electronics, engineering,
communications and the
application of
technology.
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13. Hoovers
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14. EBSCO Ebook Collection
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15. Library Catalog
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• Search the library
catalog
• Look up what books
are currently on our
shelves (eBooks too!)
• View from
anywhere you have
internet access
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16. WorldCat
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17. ILLiad
  Order books and articles
that LMU Library does not
have!
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18. SEWs Writing Requirement
 Annotated Bibliography
 APA Format
 Handbook at library
 Here is a helpful url:
http://owl.english.purdue.e
du/owl/resource/560/05/
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19. Questions?
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