Examples for Selecting a Database
You have an interview with XYZ company next week. To be prepared, you need to do some research on the company, the officers, and the industry.
The table below summarizes some of the types of information you may need and some of the Passports databases which might contain that information. (The FT next to the database name indicates that the full-text is available for some of the materials found on that database.)
| If you need: | Then search: |
|---|---|
| XYZ's address, telephone number, officers and subsidiaries | Business & Company Resource Center(FT) Sorkins (FT)(-if it's a St Louis company) |
| Articles about XYZ from business magazines, journals, and trade publications | ABI/Inform (FT) Business & Company Resource Center(FT) Business Source Premier (FT) |
| Articles about XYZ's president | Biography Resource Center(FT) |
| Newspaper articles | LEXIS-NEXIS Academic (FT) |
| XYZ's financial statements (it is a public company) | LEXIS-NEXIS Academic(FT) |
| Industry analysis and competitors | Standard & Poor's Net Advantage (FT) |
| International trade issues which affect XYZ and the industry | Stat-USA (FT) |
Another Example: You are writing a paper about stress. First, ask yourself "What aspects of stress do I need to cover in my paper?" The answer to this question may begin with the course for which you're writing the paper.
| If you need articles about: | Then search: |
|---|---|
| Magazine and journal articles on the all aspects of stress | Academic Search Premier (FT) |
| Health issues affected by stress | Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition (FT) |
| Occupational or job stress | ABI/Inform (FT) Business & Company Resource Center (FT) Business Source Premier (FT) |
| Journal articles on the psychology of stress | PsycInfo (FT) |
| How stress affects teachers | ERIC (an educational database)(FT) |
| Articles about cases which use stress as a legal defense | LEXIS-NEXIS Academic (FT) |
Remember, you can always search more than one database. You may want to examine the broad array of literature on your topic. Passports contains several General/Multi-disciplinary Databases which index magazines, journals from a range of subject areas.
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