LibGuides: BM 510: Business Research, Analysis and Communication: Articles

HawkFind

Using HawkFind

What is HawkFind?

HawkFind is a comprehensive search tool that searches across all of our databases, periodicals/journals, research guides and library catalog.

What is it good for?

HawkFind is great for searching across the widest possible range of materials if you are not sure where to begin or if your subject is interdisciplinary.

How do I use it?

Develop a search question and select keywords from that question to use for your search.
You can start a simple search from search bar or select "advanced search" for a more focused search. Use the filters to narrow your results,
When you have a list of results, the filters will appear on the left column of your screen.
Click the title of any article to view content.

Use this Step-by-Step guide to HawkFind for more detailed instructions..

Video: Why Not Google?

Source: Yavapai College Library

Search Tips

Use the word "AND" to combine your keywords to make your search more specific, e.g. "substance abuse" AND "domestic violence."
Use synonyms and alternative or related terms - broader or narrower - to expand your relevant results, e.g. "teenagers" | "adolescents" | "youth"
Use the truncation "*" (star) symbol to search for words with common roots without entering them individually, e.g. searching for teen* retrieves "teen," "teens", "teenaged", "teenagers." Use the "star" symbol (hit "shift" key + 8) to add truncation to your search term.
You can limit search results in many databases to academic/peer-reviewed journals, by publication date, or full-text only.

General Business Databases

Use these databases to find journal articles on general business topics and related fields.

ABI/INFORM Complete This link opens in a new window Includes scholarly and trade journal articles, dissertations, market reports, industry reports, business cases and global and trade news.
Asian & European Business Collection This link opens in a new window Information on business and finance topics across Asia and Europe, including academic journals, newspapers, newswires, and magazines
Business Source Premier (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window Includes MarketLine reports, industry and country profiles and business journals.
Canadian Business & Current Affairs Database (CBCA) (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window Scholarly journal articles, trade publications, dissertations, books, newspapers and magazines.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window Multidisciplinary archive of scholarly journal literature. 1878 + Last several years not included.

Business Research Databases

These databases will help you find data and background information as well as articles and reports from trade magazines.

ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry This link opens in a new window Trade, Industry-focused information - journal articles, market reports, industry reports and news
Business Market Research Collection (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window Company, industry, economic and geopolitical market research from Hoover's Company Profiles, Oxford Analytica, and Snapshots.
DataBank | The World Bank This link opens in a new window Analysis and visualization tool that contains collections of time series data on a variety of topics. Create queries; generate tables, charts, and maps.
Roper iPoll This link opens in a new window US public opinion resource that includes more than 500,000 questions and answers dating back to 1935, with questionnaires, reports, and datasets from every major US polling firm. Updated daily.
Reference USA This link opens in a new window Provides detailed, current directory information on more than 12 million U.S. Businesses, 102 million U.S. residents, 683,000 U.S. healthcare providers, 1 million Canadian businesses and 11 million Canadian residents.
Value Line(*** LIMITED ACCESS-3 CONSECUTIVE USERS ONLY***) This link opens in a new window Timely information on stocks, mutual funds, special situations, options and convertibles. Simultaneous access for 3 users. Please log off when session is completed.

Business Communication Databases

ComAbstracts This link opens in a new window The place to start searching for articles in scholarly communication journals. Scroll to bottom of abstract for a link to check for full text access or use the Journal Locator to find full text. 1970+
Communication & Mass Media Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window Resource for students, researchers, and educators interested in any and all aspects of communication and mass media. Hosted on the EBSCOhost platform.
Communication Studies Full-Text Collection(Sage) This link opens in a new window Communication journals published by SAGE and participating societies.

Mass Communication & Society Search within this peer reviewed journal for addition business communication resources.

Searching Magazine & Newspaper Websites

Finding what you need on comprehensive websites can be time-consuming. Look for sitemap to locate specific materials, or use this handy trick:

Open Google search bar
Type in search term(s)
Type in "site" + ":" [colon symbol] followed by the URL.

This technique will yield search results for your keyword(s) only within the website URL.

Narrowing your results:

You can search by specific domains. For example, if you only want government jobs sites, you can search "jobs" + "site:.gov" .

You can also also search for specific file types. For example, to search for a PDF document on jobs, search "jobs" + filetype:PDF.

Google Scholar Search - Details & VIdeo

Search Google Scholar for scholarly full-text materials available in addition to those you locate in HawkFind. If there is a link to the right of any of your search results, follow the link to view the full article (you may not have access to all the articles in your search results). Check out the Google Search tips video (created by Concordia University) for additional help, and be sure to access Google Scholar from the Monmouth University website in order to view accessible articles.