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- Request Research AssistanceYou may also make an online or face-to-face appointment with a librarian or specialist. Learn more about individual research consultations.
Getting Started
Start Your Research, the search box on the University Libraries' homepage, and all Ebsco databases now display a new search interface. View the video below for tips on how to best search in this updated interface.
- Start Your Research This link opens in a new windowSearches multiple databases and different types of content together. Databases searched include the library's catalog and most of our subject research databases.
Encyclopedias and other reference works are an excellent place to start a research project by helping you get a foundation in a topic. Use Reference Sources
- For Explanations of management and business terminology
- Overviews of the existing research and best practices on a management topic
- Training on important business skills
- Short biographies of influential thinkers, and
- Lists of good sources to start looking at
Reference Databases:
Credo Reference: Searches dozens of reference titles in management and business.
Oxford Reference Online: Searches a number of Oxford business & management reference titles. Many have an international focus.
- Sage Business CollectionLearn business from every perspective, with a complete range of highly accessible resources, from cases to skills development – always from diverse voices and in a global context.
- Encyclopedia of ManagementCovers numerous topics in management theories and applications, such as aggregate planning, benchmarking, logistics, diversification strategy, non-traditional work arrangements, performance measurement, productivity measures, supply chain management, and much more.