Choosing an IssueUse one or more of the following databases to select a topic. Each database provides reporting and commentary on a variety of subjects to orient you to the issues and concerns associated your topic.
Searching for Periodical ArticlesThe most efficient way of finding a high-quality periodical article , is to search a periodical database or index that provides descriptive abstracts, subject indexing, and often, the full-text content of articles. Check out the interactive Finding Articles Tutorial to learn the basics of choosing and searching the Academic Search Premier database. Below is a selection of databases useful for your course. For a complete list, see the library's Find Resources By... page. Select a resource by Subject, Title, or Type (choose Abstracts & Indexes).
Databases for this Course
ABI/INFORM Suite (ProQuest)
Content: | Includes three ABI/INFORM databases: Global, Trade & Industry, and Dateline. Global covers abstracting and indexing of more than 1,000 current business-related journals with full text for over half of the titles. Also includes directory information on more than 60,000 companies. Trade & Industry offers 700 full-text industry-related publications. Dateline covers local and regional publications including Fort Wayne Business People. Articles indexed in the Deep Backfile date back to the mid-1970s. An online guide is available. |
Access: | Database available to authorized IPFW users (on or off campus). |
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Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost)
Content: | Provides abstracts and indexing of articles in nearly 8,000 popular magazines, scholarly journals, and major newspapers, updated daily, in a wide range of fields including business, education, science and technology, health sciences, humanities, and social sciences, with nearly 4,000 titles available full text. Limit to scholarly, peer-reviewed articles or full-text articles only, if desired. Indexing coverage varies, with full-text content for some titles beginning 1975 or earlier, and most titles indexed from the 1990s. A complete list of titles covered is available. |
Access: | Database available to authorized IPFW users (on or off campus). Database available to authorized IPFW users (on or off campus). Other Indiana residents with an Internet service provider not based in Indiana (AOL, MSN, EarthLink, etc.) must first register for an INSPIRE password account. |
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Business Source Premier (EBSCOhost)
Content: | Provides abstracts and indexing of articles in more than 3,800 national, regional, and international business journals, updated daily, with more than 3,000 titles available full text. Limit to scholarly, peer-reviewed articles or full-text articles only, if desired. Indexing coverage varies, with full-text content for some titles beginning 1975 or earlier, and most titles indexed from the 1990s to present. The Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review and many regional publications are included. A complete list of titles covered is available. |
Access: | Database available to authorized IPFW users (on or off campus). Database available to authorized IPFW users (on or off campus). Other Indiana residents with an Internet service provider not based in Indiana (AOL, MSN, EarthLink, etc.) must first register for an INSPIRE password account. |
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CQ Researcher (CQ Press)
Content: | CQ Researcher investigates one of the "hot" topics in the news every week and presents concise and well-balanced information from all sides of the issue. Topics range from social and teen issues to environment, health, education and technology. Each report is written by an experienced journalist and includes a "Pro/Con" segment, a chronology, and a bibliography. Full-text reports are available dating back to October 1991. Reports produced since January 1996 are available in PDF format as well. |
Access: | Database available to authorized IPFW users (on or off campus). IPFW library owns the printed annual cumulations of CQ Researcher 1991 to present (Reference H35 .E353). IPFW's license allows five simultaneous users. |
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LexisNexis Academic (LexisNexis)
Content: | LexisNexis Academic provides full-text access or indexing and abstracting of nearly 6,000 information resources, covering a wide range of subjects including general and political news from U.S. and international sources, corporate news and financial information, industry and market news, federal and state law, law reviews, transcripts of Congressional hearings, medicine and health, state and country profiles, and biographical information. Provides access to major papers in the Guided News Search under General News > Major Papers, including the Christian Science Monitor (1980 to present), Los Angeles Times (current six months), New York Times (Final New York City ed.), including the New York Times Book Review and New York Times Magazine (1980 to present), and Washington Post (1977 to present). Full-text format is ASCII text without graphics. Updated daily. |
Access: | Database available to authorized IPFW users (on or off campus). |
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Corporate ResourceNet (EBSCOhost)
Content: | Provides full-text articles from nearly 1,350 general business periodicals, trade magazines, and management journals, including such titles as Fortune, Money, American Demographics, Chemical Week, Electronic Business, Restaurant Hospitality, Academy of Management Executive, California Management Review, and Harvard Business Review. Coverage is from 1985 to present. Also includes more than 5,000 company profiles and industry reports from MarketLine Business Information Centre. |
Access: | Database available to authorized IPFW users (on or off campus). Database available to authorized IPFW users (on or off campus). Other Indiana residents with an Internet service provider not based in Indiana (AOL, MSN, EarthLink, etc.) must first register for an INSPIRE password account. |
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Emerald Fulltext
Content: | Emerald Fulltext provides access to over 100 management, library and information services, engineering, and applied science and technology journal titles. Full text is available back to1994 and abstracts back to 1989. |
Access: | Database available to authorized IPFW users (on or off campus). |
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JSTOR (scholarly journal collection)
Content: | JSTOR is a searchable collection of the complete back files of more than 700 important scholarly journals. Current issues are not available; a "moving wall" of 1-5 years for each title defines the gap between the most recently published issue and the date of issues available in JSTOR. IPFW subscribes to the following collections: Arts and Sciences I, Arts and Sciences II, Arts and Sciences III, Arts and Sciences IV, Arts and Sciences Complement, Ecology & Botany, and Health & General Sciences. Browse the tables of contents for each title in the collection, or search the full text and abstracts of articles using keywords or author's name. JSTOR titles are also linked from IUCAT Catalog (Indiana University's online library catalog) records. |
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Is Your Article Scholarly or Popular?University instructors often ask students to use articles from scholarly journals rather than from popular magazines for their research assignments. The following Is Your Journal Scholarly? (PDF) summarizes major differences between scholarly journals and popular magazines. Which type of source have you located?
And Finally, Ask a LibrarianLibrarians and skilled information assistants are always available to assist you. Visit the Service Desk to meet an information assistant who will help you get started. You are welcome to make an appointment with Your Subject Librarian if you need more in-depth assistance.
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garrisoj@ipfw.edu
2101 E. Coliseum Blvd.
Fort Wayne, IN 46805-1499
260-481-6499
Fax: 260-481-6509
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Judith Garrison M.L.S.
Reference & Information Services Librarian; Liaison to School of Business & Management Sciences, Labor Studies, Division of Public & Environmental Affairs; Assessment Coordinator
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