There are many ways to approach the research process. As you gain experience doing research assignments, you'll gradually develop a process that works best for you. In the mean time, you might want to look at the steps below, which represent one way you can organize your research process.
Gale eBooks: Business is a great way to get started on a research project. Articles in the encyclopedias and reference books in Gale eBooks: Business give overviews of industries or business topics and let you know what the issues and challenges are in that field.
Take a little time--maybe read for 15 or 20 minutes--to get a good grasp of your topic can pay big dividends further on as your research progresses. With this knowledge, you may find it easier to focus your research question and recognize sources that are most useful to your research.
Here is a quick introduction to searching Gale eBooks for background information. For more tutorials, check out the publisher's support website.
Another resource both for industry research and career research are industry publications (also called trade publications). These are written for—and often by—people working in whatever industry the magazine or journal covers.
Characteristics of trade publications include:
You can find trade publications in the databases listed below. Narrow down results of your searches by using the filter for Trade publications to find just articles from these type of journals. See more about using these databases.
Learn more by watching the brief, general introduction video.
Search tips:
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To create an annotated bibliography:
You can use your annotated bibliography as a tool while you do your research
