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Need help with your research and other library-related matters? Contact:
Kelly Cannon
Humanities & Business Subject Specialist
Phone: x484-664-3602
kcannon@muhlenberg.edu
IM: refcannon (AOL, Yahoo!, MSN)
ACADEMIC VS. NON-ACADEMIC RESEARCH
For an illustration of how the information sources used in academic research differ from those in non-academic research, compare Wikipedia vs. Scholarpedia .
REFERENCE WORKS
Reference works are a great way to find recommendations of academic books and journal articles. Here is an example:
Encyclopedia of Management ***RECOMMENDED***
An online encyclopedia subscribed to by Muhlenberg College that summarizes important leadership theories and recommends key academic articles and books on the subject.
FINDING BOOKS
Trexler Library Catalog
Search the library catalog to find books and documents our library own. Included in this collection are a number of e-books, many of them scholarly, related to management studies. Also e-books specific to healthcare management.
WorldCat ***RECOMMENDED***
To expand your book search considerably, try WorldCat, then submit a request to receive a copy of the book on interlibrary loan (books generally arrive at our library in 2-3 days).
FINDING ARTICLES
All of the databases below can be accessed by visiting Trexler Library Home Page > Databases A to Z. From home, you will be prompted to enter you last name and college ID (found on your ID card).
Academic Search Premier contains full text for more than 4,500 scholarly and popular journals covering academic areas like the medical sciences, ethnic studies, education, humanities, etc.
Business Source Elite is a full text database of over 1,000 of the world's top management and marketing journals. Dates back to 1985. ***RECOMMENDED***
HealthSource includes the full text of many academic health and health management journals.getting to the full text. . .
To see if the library has the full text of a journal, either click on the Get It link in the database, or go to the Trexler Library Home Page and run a journal title search.
interlibrary loan of journal articles. . .
articles from journals not found in Trexler Library can be ordered through interlibrary loan, either by clicking on the appropriate link from within an article database, or by returning to the Trexler Library Home Page > ILL > Articles.
FINDING COMPANY AND INDUSTRY INFORMATION
All of the databases below can be accessed by visiting Trexler Library Home Page. From home, you will be prompted to enter you last name and college ID (found on your ID card).
Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe contains extensive financial information about companies. From within the database, click on the "Business" tab.
Datamonitor 360 includes full-text industry reports for the U.S. and around the world.
ValueLine is an investor's service, offering U.S. company analysis and forecasts.
FINDING VIDEOS
Trexler Library contains an extensive DVD and VHS collection, that can be viewed in the library or at home. Search for videos in the Trexler Library Catalog (see above).
CITING SOURCES
Assistance with creating bibliographies and citing sources can be found at Trexler Library Citation Guides.
