Business and Business Analytics Resources: Overview: Find Articles on a Topic

The following worksheets will help you come up with search terms and keep track of your searches. 

To increase the size of the video for playback, begin the video and in the lower right hand corner of the video, choose the full screen option (which looks like a square).

Follow these steps to obtain the complete article, or full text, while searching:

• Look for an Access Now (PDF) or PDF link.

• No Access Now (PDF) or PDF link? Look for another full text link, such as Access Options or Check for Full Text. 

• Full text link does not give you the entire article? Use Journal Search. Enter the title of the journal, not the title of the article.

• Still no luck? You can request a copy of the article through Interlibrary Loan.

  • Most Interlibrary Loan article requests will be filled in three to five (3-5) business days, excluding holidays and weekends. However, some articles may take seven to ten (7-10) working days to arrive. Be sure to plan for this extra amount of time.

In order to find articles on a topic, use the library's databases. Remember that different databases have different content, so it is always a good idea to search more than one database. As such, other databases are listed below. 

SEARCH HINTS:

• Select the Peer Reviewed (Scholarly) Articles box, in the middle or at the bottom of the search page OR in the left-hand column of search results, to find scholarly/journal articles.
• If you only need a few articles, or have waited to the last minute to do your research, select Linked Full Text or Full Text to find articles available online.
• Be sure to print, save, or e-mail articles. Do not copy and paste the link in the search box of your Internet browser.
• Consider using other databases depending on the focus of your topic. For instance, there are subject-specific databases for psychology.

In addition to the previously recommended databases such as Business Source Complete and ABI/INFORM, the following databases may also be useful to find articles relevant to business analytics.