Finding Business Information

1. Finding Business Information Elaine Blaxter Andersonian Library

2. How do we organise printed material in the Library? (1) • Every subject is represented by a specific number code • Most academic libraries use a subject number code system • Find the number assigned to the book by using the Library catalogue.

3. How do we organise printed material in the Library? (2) • Local notes for Strathclyde: • Find the number on the shelves, noting if it has D for Dewey section. • All books on same subject are filed at same number, and then alphabetically by 3 letters appearing at end of number • Serials filed by number and then title

4. Which floor of the Library? Level 1 Computer Science, Information Science, Psychology, Government Publications Level 2 Business, Politics, Economics, Sociology Level 3[Entry point] and Short Loan Level 4 Science, Engineering Level 5 Arts & Humanities, Planning, Architecture, Literature,Language

5. Borrowing • General lending books - 6 weeks • Lending books with red label - 1 week • Short loan items - 3 hours or overnight • Serials - 1 week (latest issue is reference only) • The Library does not post its printed material overseas

6. What can I do if the Library does not have the item I need? • Check catalogues of other local libraries (reciprocal agreements) • British Library Inter-Library Loan Service (Library administered) • Vacation access to other UK Universities (SCONUL Agreement) • Libraries of professional / trade associations – use Directory of British Associations

7. Printed Indexes & Abstracting Services • Identify subject keywords for your subject • Find subject keywords in the index • Refer to numbered paragraph highlighted • Note reference details provided - journal title • Check Library Catalogue for Library holdings of that Journal

8. Overview of Electronic Services • The Services are available via Library Web Pages: www.lib.strath.ac.uk • Links to other libraries • Links to e-journals Services e.g Ingenta, Elsevier Science Direct • Links to commercial databases • Links to general websites

9. Overview of Electronic Library Services

10. Library Computer Catalogue • Called Voyager • Available on the Web for off-campus access www.lib.strath.ac.uk Look for the Library catalogues heading • Look for the Voyager icon if you are using a library machine • A useful bibliographic tool

11. Library Catalogue – Simple Search Option

12. Library Catalogue – Results List

13. Library Catalogue – Record Detail

14. Library Catalogue – Electronic Books • Library subscribes to a selection of electronic business books via Net-Library service • They are all listed on the Library Catalogue • Simple Search option has “electronic books” limit and type “fulltext online” as Keywords anywhere • System will link to Net-Library website – register on site using a campus machine (library staff will help with this if you are permanently off campus) • Many of the books are published by Harvard Business Press

15. Library Catalogue – combined search option • Select for searching more than one search term • Allows terms to be searched as a phrase • Allows different indexes to be combined

16. Library Catalogue – Combined Search Option

17. Username and Password Systems for Library Databases • Register with IT Services to obtain Strathclyde email address, network username and password • Complete Library Database Use form – return original signed document to Library • If permanently off-campus, Library staff will establish an ATHENS password for you, and release any other relevant passwords

18. ABI • Business and management database – information on best practice, theory, company or industry activities • Approximately 900 full-text and 500 abstracted journals • Available off-campus and overseas with an Athens username and password • Printing, downloading or emailing results

19. Basic Guided Advanced Natural Language Publication ABI – choose how to search

20. ABI – guided search example • The approved subject term “entrepreneurs” has been combined with the subject term “success” • Search results have been restricted to full-text peer-reviewed articles • The date range for the results is 1999 onwards

21. ABI – Guided Search

22. Results appear in numbered list, in date order Click on half page icon to view abstract Click on the full page icon or underlined title to view full-text with abstract Click on camera icon to view a digitised image ABI – Search Results

23. Business & Industry • Covers companies, industries, products and markets • Focuses on facts, figures, events and markets • 1000 international trade and industry publications providing current business intelligence • Over 70% in full-text

24. Business & Industry • Available off-campus and overseas with a Business & Industry password • Facility to print, download or email results • Extensive indexing to refine the search: concept terms, industry names, product / SIC codes, marketing terms, geographic region

25. Business & Industry – Simple Search

26. Business & Industry - Results

27. Business & Industry - indexes • Use the indexes to refine the search • Concept index includes terms such as trends, industry forecasts, market share • Industry index restricts results to a specific industry e.g. alcoholic beverages • Product index restricts to specific product within industry output e.g. sparkling wines

28. Business & Industry – Refining the Search

29. MCB Emerald • Full-text articles on broad range of business topics from 1994 onwards • Some abstracts back to 1989 • Covers journals published by MCB – approximately 120 titles • Requires an Athens password and username • Available off campus

30. MCB Emerald – advanced search • Choose “Full-text” as Product Selection • Provides a more flexible form of searching • Restrict each search line to a specific field by using the drop down boxes • Tick the truncation box or use a * to search for variations of a word e.g. comput* will find computer, computers, computerisation • Enables a search to be limited by date

31. MCB Emerald – Advanced Search

32. Indexed Gateway Services on the Web • Surfing the Web can take a lot of time but not find information of high quality • Use gateway services if possible • Gateway services are usually organised by subject and quality checked by humans • BUBL, Biz/Ed

33. Sites selected by Subject Librarian • Library web pages list relevant sites selected by the Subject Librarians • Select “Subject Services” on the Home page and choose the relevant topic from the business list • Click on “Internet Resources” for links to useful websites

34. BUBLhttp://bubl.ac.uk

35. Biz/edwww.bized.ac.uk

36. Discussion lists • Useful for finding expert information • To find a relevant discussion list look at Loughborough University site • www.lboro.ac.uk/library/subj/disclist.html

37. Email business newsletters • Some web services will deliver regular information to your email address • Some allow you to specify a profile of interests • I subscribe to 2: Freepint and Bnet (www.bnet.co.uk)

38. Freepint - Newsletterwww.freepint.co.uk

39. Non-traditional Publishers on the Web • Organisations such as business consultants produce reports not easily available via normal retail outlets • Reports may cover marketing, industry trends, management strategy • Look at McKinsey (www.mckinsey.com)

40. McKinseywww.mckinsey.com