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LIB210 Locating Business Studies Resources

Explore AV materials, books, journals, and e-resources for Business Studies. Learn how to construct effective searches and utilize subject research guides. Access E-Databases, E-Journals, and Local TV programmes in LN Library’s vast collection.

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LIB210 Locating Business Studies Resources

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  1. September 2010 http://www.library.ln.edu.hk/help/classes/2010/fall/powerpoint/ LIB210 Locating Business Studies Resources

  2. Library materials • AV materials (Local TV programmes), books, journals & newspapers • Searched by Library online catalogue http://www.library.ln.edu.hk/ • E-resources: E-Databases, E-Journals, Selected Internet Resources • Subject Research Guide

  3. E-Database, E-Journals, Selected Internet Resources AV materials Library Online Catalogue Subject Research Guide

  4. E-resources • E-Databases • Bibliographic Databases - contains descriptive information (citation and subject headings) for publications, such as books, periodical articles, & government documents, etc. • Full-text Databases - contains the partial or complete text of works, such as articles, books, poems, and essays.

  5. E-resources • E-Journals • Library subscribed e-journals • Journals available in the database Available in databases Coverage

  6. How to construct a search • Step 1 – Identify key concepts • E.g. E-commerce in Hong Kong • Main concepts: E-commerce, Hong Kong • Step 2 – Selection of search words • Related words/synonyms • E-commerce: E-commerce, electronic commerce, E-business, electronic business • Hong Kong: Hong Kong, hk,

  7. How to construct a search • Step 3 – Search command • Use “AND/OR” • E.g. E-commerce and Hong Kong • Truncation (retrieves all variant endings of that word) • E.g. Electr* (electronic, electric, electricity etc.) • Parentheses ( ) : gives priority and order in the search statement • E.g. (E-commerce or electronic commerce) and Hong Kong

  8. Library online catalogue • Title search • (Business environment, small and medium enterprises/SME) • Subject search • (small business) • Author search Search for: Business environment for small and medium enterprises in Hong Kong

  9. Local TV programmes Or you could search for a specific programme by using the “Search Local TV programme” function

  10. Database Demonstration • E-Databases • Ebscohost • Emerald • ProQuest • Factiva • Wisenews Search for: Business environment for small and medium enterprises in Hong Kong

  11. 1-Search • Allows searching for 40 databases at once • NOT a substitute for any individual database

  12. Getting Help Tel 2616-8586 (General Enquiry ) 2616-8571 (Reference Enquiry) Email Ask a Librarian / refstaff@ln.edu.hk

  13. Q&A Thank TOU

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