Transcript Developing a Business Plan

Research Resources
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Nature of information need determines the
types of resources consulted
Closely examine resources
 Does the tool need to be used at all
 If so, discover how to use the tool
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Online Databases and Indexes
 State, county and city Library systems provide free
access
▪ San Francisco Public Library (sfpl.org) [CA resident appear in
person at any SFPL branch]
▪ 17 BUSINESS DATABASES (14 unique from LA and SCV)
▪ LA = County of Lost Angeles Public Library (colapublib.org)
▪ Business Insights: Essentials - Information on companies, industries and
more in the context of timely news, statistical data, and in-depth reports.
▪ Business Resource Center
▪ DemographicsNow - access to U.S. Census data sorted by geographic
location and demographic characteristics
▪ Legal Information Reference Center - legal self-help reference works and
free legal forms.
▪ ReferenceUSA - detailed business information.
▪ SCV = Santa Clarita Public Library (santaclaritalibrary.com)
▪ Canyon Country Jo Ann Darcy Library
▪ Old Town Newhall Library
▪ Valencia Branch/Main Office
 Legal Information Resource Center (also available in colapublib)
 Reference USA (also in SFPL)
 Small Business Reference Center (also in SFPL)
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Handbooks and manuals
 Search business handbooks [that
contain my query words] in Subject
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Directories
 Search business directories [that contain
my query words] in Subject
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Increase efficiency and effectiveness:
 Know what tools are available
 Learn how to use them
▪ Examine “Help”, “About”, buttons, tabs, drop down
menus, etc.
▪ Look for refining search options:
▪ Scholarly/Peer Reviewed, References cited, Number pages,
Language, Date, Type of document, etc.
▪ Look for services:
▪ Email, print, Durable link, Cite, Share, Search Alert, Save,
Bookmark, etc.
 Library Catalog  books, CD’s,
DVD’s, videos, MP3’s, Journals, Web
sites, etc.
 Indexes  periodical articles
 Databases  books, theses,
dissertations, multi-author works,
proceeding, reports, other scholarly
document, etc.
The First and Best place to go when Conducting Scholarly Research
Use Firefox or Safari Web browsers
Go to the Library
Web site:
www.masters.edu
Go to the Library
Web site:
Peruse the
library Web site:
 Interlibrary
Loan
 Help with
Research
 Trial
Databases
 Find Journals
 Find
Databases
 Search
Solomon
Advanced
www.masters.edu/library
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Everything =
 Library Catalog, Article Indexes and Other
eResources
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Books and more =
 Library Catalog
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Articles and more =
 Articles Indexes and Other eResources
Search the
JOURNAL
TITLE
NOT the
article title
Use Sources to Find Sources
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Use Sources to Find More Sources
 This is the key to doing effective research
 Find related material on a topic
 Leads to primary sources
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USE SOURCES TO FIND MORE SOURCES
 From the Work – (aka Citation searching):
Bibliography, References Cited, Endnotes
 From the Bibliographic Record: Authors, Titles,
Subject Headings, Tables of Content, Call Numbers,
Descriptors, Author Supplied Keywords
 From the Text: Glean keywords, persons, places,
events, professional jargon, vernacular,
colloquialisms, variant spellings
Get a Clue!
In the Library
Miss Plum
Mr. Brown
With the paper cutter
Mr. Greene
Dr. Bleau
Dr. Whyte
What Does It Do?
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Tracks related resources regardless of
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Saves time and expense from conducting
research that’s already been done.
Recommendations
Details
More Options
Use Sources to Find Sources
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