Smart Start Research

Access & Connectivity -- Starting Well-Prepared

Your BruinCard is your library ID and your key to borrowing privileges. More on the FAQ page.
Remote access to databases with Anderson log-in and Anderson Proxy on your browser.
Connectivity issues? Contact STS (students) or CSR (faculty/PhD). Firewalls nix proxies.
For assistance in selecting a database or composing search steps, consult a business librarian.
Options for Statistical Computing, Software Central, WRDS accounts (Faculty/PhD)

Does the Library Have ... ? -- Checking Library Holdings

The UCLA Library Catalog - UCLA holdings: Inventory of books & subscriptions (online and in print).
Melvyl Catalog - What libraries have at all University of California campuses; also Melvyl Advanced Search (which includes a wide selection of databases, too--which can also be removed from the search)
WorldCat (OCLC First Search) - All items cataloged by OCLC member libraries worldwide; includes holdings
Business Databases by Name - Business databases at the Rosenfeld Library
Business Databases by Category - Select a major category, then browse its sub-categories
E-Resources or UCLA A-Z Databases by Title - Databases and other e-resources at all units of the UCLA Library.
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UCLA Anderson PhDs: Ask a Rosenfeld Librarian about Patron-Driven Acquisitions!

How Do I Get It? -- Choosing Among Delivery Options

Citation Linker locates the journal article from your citation; also, to locate a specific book or book chapter or dissertation or governement document or journal volume/issue or video.
Interlibrary Loan gets books or photocopies from other libraries, using these forms.
Melvyl Catalog, for UC items not at UCLA, use their Request link within a record.
Document Delivery for photocopies and book delivery from UCLA Holdings, fee-based.
SRLF (Southern Regional Library Facility), for off-site older items, with easy paging.
UC-eLinks provides easy linking to the full online content and UC holdings information.

How to Track Citations -- Searching for Cited References (via Web of Knowledge)

Keep Me Updated -- Getting Automatic Alerts on Your Interests

Today's Newspapers via Factiva - Choose News Pages from top menu bar
Database Alerts - Set yourself up to receive emails alerting you to specific new content
Recent Acquisitions - RSS notifications about UCLA Library recently acquired items; to focus on new titles in business and economics areas, available in all UCLA libraries, see UCLA - Management - Newly Added Titles

Search Academic Journals (and more)-- Focusing on Scholarly Progress (see also Databases by Category => Articles => Academic Journals)

JSTOR - full-image academic journals archive; most content is no more current than the most recent 3-5 years, but some titles are fully up to date. Also see the JSTOR Citation Locator.
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses A&I - full-text doctoral dissertations and master's theses
Academic Search Complete - multi-disciplinary, peer-reviewed journals.
Business Source Complete - business & management, includes academic journals.
Emerald Full-Text - academic journals, including key management journals.
EconLit - covers economics and many business and management topics.
More academic databases, with a WRDS account for Faculty and Ph.D. students.
Learn additional details about WRDS and other numerical research databases [Anderson internal page]

Manage Research Results -- Going for Success

Research Toolkit - Start your research plan, key decisions and considerations.
Citing Business Sources - Sample formats using the Chicago Manual of Style.
Identifying Information Stakeholders - Reliable sources with similar interests.
Government Information - Portal to government information, categorized by business information need.
Business Topics - Recommended information sources for business research topics.
Anderson PhD Students - Begin your dissertation work with a librarian partner.

Original Web Content Developer: Eloisa Borah. Page last modified by Monica Hagan, April 1, 2013.

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