LEAD 3623 Research

Now you're ready to begin searching for information about a specific company or topic. 

Use the Worksheet for Business Databases from Module 1 to find the best place to start your search.  But first, look at the box below for some information about using keywords and appropriate search terms.  

To access the databases, follow these steps:

           Sign into your UAFS student account. (By signing in this way, you can easily save articles and citations to your Google Drive.)

           Select Boreham Library under Services for Students . 

           Select Databases.  

           Find the database you want from the alphabetical list.

• Helpful Hint:  You can search for the Ticker Symbol to search within some databases.  This is helpful for narrowing a search; for example, you could use the Ticker Symbol for Target Corporation to make sure you find the company, not just the word "target" within the search results.   Find the Ticker Symbol for a company with general information about the company.

Think about your original need for information.  Put it in the form of a question.  "How are companies showing their commitment to  Diversity Training for their employees?"  The computer won't recognize a question this way, so you will need to pull out some key words from the question:  Diversity Training, companies, training for employees.  Think of synonyms or better terms you could use for any of your key words.  For example:  Diversity, Equity, Inclusion for Diversity Training.  Corporations in addition to companies. Use the multiple search boxes to search for multiple terms. Test your search terms and adjust until you get some results that look helpful. Hint: Keep a working list of search terms you've used.

Glancing through the Abstract or summary of an article is a quick way to see if the article is relevant to your topic before you decide to save it or print it.  Look at the abstract or a sample article for additional search terms that will help refine your search.