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Key Resources in Business

You can also use LibrarySearch for business-specific encyclopedias and handbooks, many of which are accessible online! A few examples are below, but there are many more.

Once you have a good understanding of your topic and have selected a few keywords, LibrarySearch is a great place to start your research! LibrarySearch is a convenient way to search almost all of the library’s resources using a single search box. 

LibrarySearch

Advanced Search

Below are a few of the "top" journals in business by the number of times their articles have been cited. To see many more journals in business, such as Bloomberg Businessweek, see our Journals by Title page and select "Business & Economics" from the subject drop-down. On the results page a variety of Business sub-disciplines are listed.

Searching Tips and Tricks

  • Most databases allow for searching with Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT).
    • Use AND to focus your search and combine different aspects of your topic
    • Use OR to broaden your search and find sources that use different words for the same concept.
    • Use NOT to omit certain terms from your results.
  • Use an asterisk (*) to truncate words if you want to search for all words with that root. For example, “environment*” would search for environment, environmental, environmentalism, etc.
  • Put quotes around a phrase that you want the database to search as a phrase, rather than as individual words.
  • Group synonyms inside parentheses using OR between each one

Example:

LibrarySearch is the combined library catalog for the entire University of Maine system. You can limit the search University of Southern Maine.

Other helpful tips:

  • If you find a book that is relevant to your needs, look at the "Subject" area of the book's record. Click on a few of the subjects to find other similar books.
  • If UMS doesn't have a book you want, you can request the book through MaineCat, and if it's not there, you can request it through Interlibrary Loan (ILLiad).

LibrarySearch

Library Catalog

Advanced Search

Careers in Business

This video is a little basic visually, but it has lots of great info!