1. BUS1003 Information Retrieval: Session 1 19th October 2010

2. Aims This session will: Show you how to find relevant resources for Business Show you how to construct a basic search strategy Introduce you to academic journals

3. The Library Catalogue The Library Catalogue should be the first place you look for resources for your studies: Everything on the Library Catalogue has been chosen by Edge Hill tutors – so it’s relevant and high quality You can find more than just books on the Library Catalogue – it’s your gateway to all our online resources such as e-books and e-journals

5. Reference collections (such as Oxford Reference Online and Credo Reference)

6. Newspapers

7. Journals (print and electronic)

8. DVDs

9. Exam papers

11. Analysing the assignment question A business analysis of Tesco using micro-economic theory

12. Using reference sources Use reference sources to define your key words and identify other terms you could use when searching: Oxford Reference Online incorporating: A Dictionary of Business and Management The Handbook of International Financial Terms A Dictionary of Economics Credo Reference Collection incorporating: Collins Dictionary of Business Capstone Encyclopaedia of Business The Ultimate Business Library

15. Using journals Journals are important because they are: up to date – the best source of the latest research high quality – written by expert academics and researchers specialised – offer in-depth coverage of almost every aspect of Business

16. Finding journals To find a specific journal or article on the Library Catalogue, search by the title of the journal. For example: Nutt, P. (2008) ‘Investigating the success of decision making processes’ Journal of Management Studies 45 (2) pp.425–455.