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Library Business Resources

Step-by-Step Instructions for Business Resources

Instructions for Business Resources
Step-by-step printable instructions to find articles and all types of business information. Includes Dissertation Resources.

The most reliable websites are .gov, .net, .org, .edu, .ca, .us, .uk (or other country).

Use the following criteria when evaluating .com websites.

To determine if information found on the Internet is reliable and accurate, try the CAARP test:

Currency: The timeliness of the information. When was it published?
Authority: The source of the information. What are the credentials of the author?
Accuracy: The reliability, truthfulness, and correctness of the information.
Relevance: the importance of the information for your needs.
Purpose: The reason the information exists. Is it to pursuade you to do something? Is the information bias? Are they trying to sell something? Are there ads on the page; is it a commercial website?

Business Searching Tutorials Playlist
The Cannon Library librarians have created video tutorials to help you with your research. There are lots of great videos on this playlist to help you with business databases and special kinds of searches.

EBSCO Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
Business Database focusing on industries and company data, including SWOT analysis, industry profiles, and news.

Books, articles, and websites all are examples of resources you might need for your research. But these information sources differ in several ways:

There is no single tool to find all these things - books, articles and websites.

Source type	Best for...	Examples
Reference Books (encyclopedias, etc)	general background on a topic; facts	Encyclopedia of Ethics ; Occupational Outlook Handbook
Books	in-depth information on a topic; historical information	Management: Leading People and Professional Development Course Book Performance Management
Newspapers	current events	New York Times; Barron's
Magazines	general interest articles for a wide audience, current events, popular culture	Time Magazine; New Yorker; The Economist
Scholarly journals	in-depth research on a topic, written for other scholars in a field	Academy of Management Journal; Management Science; Business & Society Review
Trade publications	general interest articles for members of a particular profession	Advertising Age; Restaurant Business; Marketing News
Websites	current information, popular culture, government information* See Evaluating Internet Sources* in the far left column.	American Management Association (AMA) Association for Talent Development (ATD) Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Strategic Management Society (SMS)