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LIBRARY. Only 4 Steps. Researching in academic business journals. Does this ever happen to you?. Eek! Do I really have to scan through thousands of hits?. Or how about this...?. Only 7 results? And most of them don’t look useful. Is there nothing published on my topic?. Don’t worry!.

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  1. LIBRARY

  2. Only 4 Steps Researching in academic business journals

  3. Does this ever happen to you? Eek! Do I really have to scan through thousands of hits?

  4. Or how about this...? Only 7 results? And most of them don’t look useful. Is there nothing published on my topic?

  5. Don’t worry! • There are only 4 steps to an efficient article search... • And if you have any search results at all (12,487 or just 7), then you are probably already at step 3!

  6. Only 4 Steps 1 Brainstorm keywords 2 Choose the right tool ? Keyword search 3 = + 4 Cycle your search

  7. 1 Brainstorm keywords • What are you researching? • Are there separate concepts? • Can you think of synonyms? • Are there broader, narrower, or related terms you could try?

  8. 1 Brainstorm keywords Need articles on: Employee motivation Concepts Synonyms = Employee + motivation employee or worker or personnel or staff Motivate or motivation or motivating or engage or satisfy or enrich or encourage + Related terms Job satisfaction or retention or productivity

  9. 2 Choose the right tool If you search Google for websites, where do you search for booksor journalarticles that are available via your library?

  10. 2 Choose the right tool • you might... • waste your time • get frustrated • give up • start to hate researching! • If you choose a tool (database) that’s focused on... • the wrong subject area, or • too many subject areas, or • the wrong type of publication (web site, book, article), then...

  11. 2 Choose the right tool Click on Journal articles & databases

  12. 2 Choose the right tool Then click on Business Administration... and choose the top business journal database: Business Source Complete

  13. Keyword search 3 ? + = Throw the keywords you brainstormed into the tool you chose. (Not all at once!)

  14. Keyword search 3 ? + = And don’t limit your search (yet). Try a few synonyms for each major concept

  15. 4 Cycle your search Avoid the frustration and information overload of repeated keyword searches. • Subjects • References • Citing articles (“Times cited”) • Authors • Journal name • New synonyms & concepts & perspectives Use your first 10-20 results to help focus your search.

  16. 4 Cycle your search Huge, but no problem!

  17. 4 Cycle your search Focusing on subjects that are used in this database.

  18. 4 Cycle your search Older related articles Authors Journal Newer related articles Subjects More keywords

  19. Only 4 Steps 1 Brainstorm keywords 2 Choose the right tool ? Keyword search 3 = + 4 Cycle your search

  20. Final words of advice • Learn once, use often! • Ask for help. • Have fun.

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