This document provides guidance on using online databases and other research tools for an MGT 220 management class. It discusses two relevant databases, ABI/INFORM Complete and Business Source Premier, and how to focus searches using controlled vocabulary terms and bibliographies. An MGT 220 LibGuide is highlighted as a single access point for relevant online resources. The goal is for students to use appropriate search tools and terms to efficiently find relevant information and additional sources.

1. Research assistance: MGT 220
Help with Assignment

2. Contact Information
 Paul Galfano –
pag@berkeleycollege.edu
I’m with the NYC campus Library

3. Topic – online database & research
 Discussion of two databases for the MGT 220 class
 MGT 220 Libguide (all in one access point to online
resources)
 Tips for doing research
 A Survey Monkey 4 question survey that I ask you to
complete at end of the week on discussion board
(you can use this powerpoint)

4. Our Learning Outcome
 Students will use appropriate controlled vocabulary
to navigate subject/discipline-specific databases,
identify gaps in information gathered, and employ
alternative search tools—including bibliographies
and citations to find additional materials

5. Using Controlled Vocabulary –
Subject terms
 Keyword searching is a very general way of
searching (i.e., a simple Google search). You get a
result if the word/phrase you are searching is in the
text of the article
vs.
 Using Controlled Vocabulary or “subject” terms - -
are descriptive of the content/theme of the article.
 Use with the databases - - you get much more
targeted results.

6. ALSO: Bibliography & Citation
 Viewing citations and reading bibliographies is a
great way to further your research on a specific topic
 By examining where an author has gathered his
information from you can flesh out some of the
specifics within a given article
 Scholarly articles will have cited sources and list a
bibliography

7. Subject Specific Databases
 Berkeley subscribes to over 60 databases. Some
are general and cover many disciplines while others
are specific (many are devoted to business topics)
 Berkeley’s business-related databases include
 ABI/INFORM Complete (Proquest)
 Business Source Premier

8. Use Blackboard to
access our library
website.

9. The ‘Find’ button
provides a menu of
options to choose,
including the online
databases.

10. Selection of Databases

11. ABI/INFORM Complete (get articles)

12. Basic keyword search
As an example let’s look
for research material
about leadership
qualities as they relate
to business management

13. Too many results ? A lot of ful-text
articles that
mention leadership”
are listed here.
Takes an effort to
sift through, but
they are there on
the database.

14. Add another term - reduces the number

15. Or choose an Advanced Search

16. Search “Leadership” as a Subject
Use ‘leadership in the
first search box. Change
the field codes to ‘subject’
Heading.

17. Add “management” as second subject

18. More targeted results

19. Other subject terms
Click ‘Subject’ -
breaks the
article results
by the different
subjects
covered in
each.

20. Ideas for future searches
Example –
There are 3,461
articles on
‘Management
styles’ – better
than going
through a
million.

21. Limit search to scholarly journals

22. Select one of the scholarly articles

23. Bibliography found at end of article

24. Scholarly articles? Where and why
 These come from academic journals, which are peer
reviewed by scholars and professionals in particular
fields.
 Harvard Business Review is an prominent example -
- ABI/Inform provides full-text access for your
research assignments.
 Many of the articles contained in journals have
extensive bibliographies and/or citations. Important
for further research in specific areas.

25. Business Source Premier

26. For Company Research

27. McDonald’
s

28. Table of contents/links allows you to
jump to any section of the company
report. Bear in mind you’ll want to
compare with the profile within the
Business Insights database for
greater context. You can strengthen
your paper with this approach.

29. Use the ‘Help’ button and choos
Course Libguides - - access the
Management Libguide for acces
to online resources in one place

31. Explore each of these on your own, but
for now we’ll use the management
Libguide.
Note that there are still other libguides to explore that will
Be helpful – there’s libguides in the ‘Business Administration’
And ‘International Business’ at left in the ‘Browse By Subject’
box

32. Note: each tab at top leads various resources that will be
helpful for your online research. ‘Find Articles’ leads to
online
databases useful for research on management (see next
slide).

33. These databases
are all useful to find
articles for the class

34. Great information on
writing and citing!