Msc in International

Management

Jack Hyland
Business Librarian
jack.hyland@dcu.ie
Library support

• Feel free to contact me:

– Where’s the best place to find info about X?
– I need help getting started with database Y
– Or anything to do with the library or finding
information for your work…
Library support

• Contacting me:
– By phone
– Email
– Ask for me at the Library Information Desk
• What would you like to cover in this class?
This class will cover:
• Overview of library’s online resources
• Tips and tricks for database searching
• Intro to key business and management databases
• Citing and referencing, RefWorks

• Presentation / demos
• Questions / exercises

• Second library training class?

Accessing Library Resources

Three entry points on Library homepage (library.dcu.ie)

1. Library Catalogue: books and other print materials,

e-books
2. A-Z of Journals: a searchable directory of our print
and online journal titles, with links
3. Business portal: links to all relevant business
databases and external websites
Library Catalogue

• Records of all materials in the Library building

(books, theses, DVDs, print journals etc.), plus e-
books
Library catalogue: e-books

• Login needed for off-campus access to e-books

Finding theses

• DCU theses

• Newer theses available

online
Finding theses

• Finding non-DCU theses – Ireland and international –

details here:
– http://www.library.dcu.ie/resources/theses.shtml
Library catalogue

• Use your Library account to renew and reserve books

• PIN needed: available from Issue Desk
A-Z of Journals

• A searchable
directory of our
print and online
journal titles, with
links
• Use it when you
are looking for a
specific article or
journal, e.g. from
a module’s
reading list
A-Z of Journals

• Searchable by journal title only

• How do I find this article?

New, S., 2010. The Transparent Supply Chain.

Harvard Business Review, 88(10), 76-82.
New, S., 2010. The Transparent Supply Chain. Harvard Business
Review, 88(10), 76-82.
New, S., 2010. The Transparent Supply Chain. Harvard Business
Review, 88(10), 76-82.
New, S., 2010. The Transparent Supply Chain. Harvard Business
Review, 88(10), 76-82.
New, S., 2010. The Transparent Supply Chain. Harvard Business
Review, 88(10), 76-82.
New, S., 2010. The Transparent Supply Chain. Harvard Business
Review, 88(10), 76-82.
Off-campus access

• Access resources via www.library.dcu.ie

• Use your DCU computer login when prompted
Off-campus access

• One login per session

• If a third-party asks for a login, it means we don’t
subscribe to it

• Login problems? Contact DCU computer helpdesk

iss.servicedesk@dcu.ie, 01-700-5007
Library Databases

• A library database is usually an online collection of

academic journals
• Use journal databases when doing a topic search
and you don’t yet know what articles are out there,
e.g. when you don’t have a reading list
• We also have databases of company information
and economic & financial data
• What databases are you familiar with?
Library Databases

• Master list of all library databases (>100) from A-Z of

Databases
Library Databases

• Lists of business databases available from the

Business Subject Pages
Journal Databases
Journal Databases

• No single database will have

everything you need

• With a lot of databases, we

don’t have access to
everything on it (You can
check the A-Z of Journals
for confirmation)

• Not all DBs host full-text

articles (abstracts only)
Searching DBs: tips & tricks

• Think of variations of your search terms. Include:

– Synonms (spam, junk email)
– Acronyms (united nations, UN)
– Plurals (manager, managers)
Searching DBs: tips & tricks

• Test each search term – one at a time

Searching DBs: tips & tricks

• Scan individual
papers what
terms are they
using in the titles,
abstracts, subject
terms – you may
find better search
terms
Subject Terms

• Most databases index

their content with subject
terms (or equivalent)
• You can find the correct
subject terms by
– Checking its
thesaurus (if it has
one)
– Checking the subject
terms in individual
papers
• By default, most DBs search all fields (title, author,
subject terms, abstract etc.)
Searching DBs: tips & tricks

• If a term is used in
the thesaurus, or
in articles’ subject
terms, try being
searching by
subject terms
• This should capture
all variations of a
term
Searching DBs: tips & tricks

• If a DB doesn’t use the search term you want:

– You can also search for all variations of a term by
linking them with OR
– twitter OR microblogging OR tweet OR tweets
Searching DBs: tips & tricks

• Search for two different topics together buy linking

with AND
• Example: I’m looking for papers on “the use of RFID
in supply chains”:
Searching DBs: tips & tricks

• You can even use AND and OR together:

• Example:
– (Irish OR Ireland) AND banking crisis

• Important to keep OR separate from AND: either in

(brackets) or in a separate search box
Searching DBs: tips & tricks

• “climate change” – returns specific phrase only

• manage* - returns management, managerial,
manager, managers etc.
Key journal databases

• See the Business subject page on

www.library.dcu.ie
Key journal databases

• Scopus
– journals, conference papers, trade publications
and book series across all disciplines
– Sort search results by most highly cited articles
Key journal databases: Scopus

• Easily check an article’s references (articles that

influenced it) and its citations (articles that have
been influenced by it)
Key journal databases

• Emerald Management Xtra

– over 200 journals in the fields of Economics,
Social Studies, Business, Management, Statistics,
Finance and Marketing
• ScienceDirect
– 150 full text journals covering accounting,
business, economics, finance and management
Other Databases

Also see the

subject page’s
Data/Reports
tab for..
• Company info.
• Irish and
international
newspapers
• And more…
Data/Reports

• Data & Statistics

• Company Information
• Country Reports
• Market Reports
• Accounting & Taxation
Market Reports

• Global Market Information Database (Euromonitor)

– international business intelligence on countries,
consumers and industries
Company Information

• FAME: Company accounts, ratios, activities,

ownership and management for the largest 2.6
million UK and Irish companies
• add or remove columns: financials & ratios, brand
names, shareholders etc.
• Save data in a personal account or export to Excel
• FAME e-tutorials available from Library business
portal
Company Information

• Also see…
News

• NexisUK
– Extensive newspaper coverage, including many
business and financial titles
– Reports, profiles, analysis and news classified by
country or region
– Access to a number of market research sources
– Company profiles
Law resources (see A-Z of Databases)

• Justis
– Case law: Irish, EU, ECHR and British
– Legislation: Ireland, EU, Council of Europe and UK
• Lexis Library
– Journals, case law, expert commentary, and
primary and secondary legislation for UK and
Ireland
Finance Databases

• DataStream: financial instruments and indicators for

over 140 countries and 60 markets
• EcoWin: Economic and financial data for over 100
countries and regions

• Software installed on Library PCs. See Business

Subject Page for details
• Use as instructed by your lecturers
Web links: grouped by subject
E-tutorials and help guides

• See business subject page

Citing and Referencing

• Tutorial and comprehensive guide available via

Library homepage - www.library.dcu.ie
RefWorks

• Saves article and book details automatically from

web and database searches
• Create your personal online RefWorks account
– Safe, secure and stable access from any computer
• Organise your collection:
– Searchable
– Create folders
– Add notes
• Fast, automated citing and referencing with MS Word
• Demo: http://vimeo.com/19212723
Learning to use RefWorks

• Classes in Library, Feb-

Mar – see Library blog

• Library website: help

guides, video tutorials,
FAQs etc.
Exercises

• Work on your own or with others

• Ask questions!
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