Business Research Guide

This online guide is developed for students in Business, Marketing and Management classes. It provides a recommended list of resources geared towards completing research assignments.

Finding Books

Use the online catalog to locate books in the LFCC libraries.

Hints

Use the keyword search to search for books about your topic.
Check the campus location - items can be at Middletown or Fauquier.
You'll need the call number to locate items on the shelf.

Finding E-Books

The online catalog also contains NetLibrary E-Books.

Hints

To find e-books, use the keyword search and include the keyword netlibrary.
You can view the full-text of the e-books from any computer on either campus.
To use a NetLibrary book off-campus, first you must create a NetLibrary account while you are on campus.
More information is available here.

Finding Articles

Use these database to find articles on your topic from academic journals.

Full-Text

These article databases include full-text articles, so you can read, print, or e-mail some of the articles online.

Academic Search Complete
A one-stop source for journal and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social sciences, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. Millions of full-text articles.
Business Source Complete
Provides full-text articles in the field of business.
CQ Researcher
Full-text, in-depth, unbiased coverage of health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the economy.
Regional Business News
Provides full text coverage for 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.
Consumers Index (FirstSearch)
Abstracts articles on all aspects of consumerism and consumer protection.
Blackwell Synergy Journals
Full-text of hundreds of science, medical, and social science journals published by Blackwell.
Oxford University Press Journals
Full-text journals published by the Oxford University Press in the sciences, humanities, and social sciences.
Economia y Negocios
Provides coverage in business and economics for over 300 Spanish and Portuguese-language periodicals published in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Spain, the United States and elsewhere.
Vente et Gestion
Provides full text coverage for French language business journals.

Hint: If the article you want isn't available full-text, the full-text article might be available in another database. If you find an article you would like to read, click the "Linc it" icon to search other databases for that full-text article.

Reference Materials

Statistical Universe (Lexis Nexis)
Database of over 30,000 statistical tables.
Vault Online Career Library
Database of career information, including full-text career occupational guides, 3000+ company profiles, and 1,100+ career advice articles.
Gale Virtual Reference Library (InfoTrac)
eBook collection that includes multi-volume encyclopedias, biographical collections, business plan handbooks, company history compilations, consumer health references, and specialized reference sources. Subjects covered include Arts, Biography, Business, Education, Environment, History, Law, Literature, Medicine, Multicultural Studies, Nation and World, Religion, Science, and Social Science.
Oxford Reference Online
Full-text access to hundreds of Oxford reference books in all subject areas.

Trusted Web Sites

Creating Works Cited List in APA and MLA Format

You may be creating a works cited list in MLA format. These Web sites will help you with APA style.

Noodlebib - generates citations for you in APA and MLA format
Duke Libraries "Assembling a List of Works Cited In Your Paper"
The Ohio State University Libraries MLA Citation Guide
Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Writers' Workshop

Off-Campus Access to Online Resources

To use library databases off-campus, you can log into it with your VCCS username and password.

Click on a database link and you will be asked to enter your VCCS username and password. This is the same password you use for Blackboard or MyVCCS.

Only registered students can access library databases from off-campus.