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Subjects: Accounting, Business, Economics & Statistics, Management, Marketing

About this Guide

This research guide will help you find accurate and authoritative information for your Civic Learning Project and Career Development Project.

Use the navigation tabs on the left-hand side to guide you through the research process. Start by learning background information on your topic, then find different types of information sources like business and newspaper articles, scholarly information, statistical data, and books. This guide will also help you use information ethically by correctly citing your sources. You can also explore career resources in this guide.

Commonly Used Resources

Business Research Guide

Business Research Guide
Provides links to more business databases and resources appropriate for undergrad and grad students

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Provides over 20,000 indexed and abstracted journals including 6,600 full-text journals and magazines, nearly 6,000 peer-reviewed journals. PDF content dating back to 1887.
To see which titles are available in full-text, as well as the names of all titles indexed and abstracted, check the EBSCOhost Database Coverage List and Title List by Subject . Updated daily.
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Provides index and full text for more than 3,000 scholarly business journals, including full text for nearly 1000 peer-reviewed business publications. Coverage includes virtually all subject areas related to business.
This database provides full text (PDF) for more than 300 of the top scholarly journals dating as far back as 1922. Updated on a daily basis via EBSCOhost.

Company and Industry Profiles

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Provides company and industry insight on a global scale. It is a comprehensive collection of company, industry and country information extending across all continents and every major industry.
MarketLine provides statistical modelling functions, interactive reports and databases along with an integrated news service updated on a daily basis. It is a dynamic access point to the world of market intelligence. It can be used in management and marketing courses, especially those with an innovation, entrepreneurship or global focus. In terms of student use: it would provide critical information for drafting assignments related to market plans or new business plans. This database could also be useful for finance classes that deal with investing, especially investing in global markets or emerging economies and industries. The country information could additionally be useful in economics classes.
MarketLine Tutorial
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This database provides U.S. industry research and analysis for 700 different market segments. Each industry report presents answers to top market research questions, and is used for understanding market size, competitors, drafting business plans, benchmarking, forecasting, business valuations, litigation support, due diligence and more.
Each market report is available online in HTML and PDF format.

Off Campus Access

Visit the Off Campus Access to Library Resources page to learn how currently enrolled CSULA students and faculty can access the Library's electronic resources including article databases, electronic books, and audiovisual materials from off-campus. These resources are free to the CSULA community.

Research Planner

BUS 1010 Library Research Planner
This worksheet is a note taking and brainstorming tool to use when researching your Civic Learning Project at University Library.

APA Style Reference Guide for Journal Articles, Books, and Edited Book Chapters, APA Style 7th Edition

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BUS 1010: Introduction to Higher Education