LibGuides: Doctoral Programs: Getting Started

Introduction

Doctoral Students Orientation Aug. 2012
Overview of library services.
ProQuest GradShare

Reference Sources

Cabell's Business Directories

http://www.cabells.com/memberarea.aspx
Oxford English Dictionary

The most comprehensive dictionary of all time, with history of words.
Oxford Reference Online - Premium collection

Getting Started

Various types of literature are identifiable through TechCat, the library catalog, and our subscription databases. Many of these are available electronically, while others may be found in the print collection or requested through interlibrary loan.

Start with TechCat

overview search for books & articles
automatically searches many of our databases but you may also add specific ones to broaden the search
place Interlibrary Loan requests directly from item record

Search a database (from Library Guides)

deeper indexing
most databases are subject specific so may provide more complete results

If you have questions, please contact a Reference Librarian. (248-204-3000 or refdesk@ltu.edu)

Best Starting Points for all Programs

Business Source Complete+
Includes peer-reviewed articles, case studies, SWOT analyses. DBA, DEMS, DMIT,

Also includes Business Index Full-text, Regional Business News, and Omnifile
SCOPUS
ScienceDirect
Science, Technology, Health, Psychology, Management: full-text from 1995 to present - the GREEN box means full-text is available.
RefWorks tip: use LinkSource to import citations into RefWorks

(NOTE: Adobe X [10] has issues printing PDFs: right-click and save document, should be able to print from the saved copy)

Consider These...

Here are a few additional suggestions as you begin your research. This is only a partial list of what is available, so be sure to check the appropriate subject guide for other possibilities.

Emerald Management Xtra
Engineering Village (Compendex)

Though there is no full-text, make sure to follow the link at the bottom of the abstract: The FullText Finder, FTF, will look at all 87,000+ journal titles to try to find full-text for you
IEEE Digital Library
LexisNexis
Full-text newspapers, periodicals, newsletters, and data (1990-present)
SAGE Journals Online
Covers social science, urban studies, education, management; over 500 full-text journals. Also includes 18 IMechE journals.

Tools

Familiarize yourself with the tools that will make your research easier. TechCat and most databases have a tool bar. Email, download, export the citation (reference) to RefWorks.

LinkSource - if no full text, click LinkSource in the item record - it will try to find it

eJournal Finder

RefWorks

Bibliographic Management Tool. Allows you to store and manage your citations.

Reference Librarian

Gretchen Weiner

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Contact:

Lawrence Tech Library

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Subjects:Alphabetical List of Databases, Doctoral Programs, Engineering, Library Instruction, Management

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