Information Resources for BA2700: Managerial Problem Solving Skills

Teresa Woods, faculty

Dave Lepse, librarian (487-1443; dlepse@mtu.edu)

 

Selected topics:

 

Circulation

To borrow an item from the collection, bring the book to the Circulation Desk with your "Tech Express" card. Books may be borrowed by graduate students for seventeen weeks, but are subject to recall after three weeks if needed by another borrower. Periodicals may be borrowed for three days.

 

Interlibrary Loan

To request books and articles from other libraries, complete an Interlibrary Loan Request Form. Forms are available at the Circulation Desk, or on the Library Web Page by selecting Library Services, then Interlibrary Loan. There is no charge for this service.

 

Research assistance

For individual assistance or instruction from a librarian, visit or phone the Reference/Information Desk (487-2507), or use the Ask a Librarian service on the Librarys web page.

 

Locating Books on the Library Shelves

Shelved by Library of Congress call number in the Main Collection on Third Floor.

 

Locating Periodicals on the Library Shelves

Periodicals are shelved by Library of Congress call number in these locations:

CURRENT JOURNALS (1st Floor): Recent issues kept here until bound or reissued in microfilm or microfiche.

BOUND JOURNALS AREA (Garden Level): Bound periodicals dated 1971 or later.

MICROFORMS AREA (2ndFloor ) Microfilm & microfiche cabinets, as well as readers.

 

Electronic Journals at JRVP

JRVP subscribes to an increasing number of journals which provide electronic versions of their publications online. Access them under E-Resources on the Librarys web page. You can limit your search to Business & Economics or News & Current Events.

 

Reference Collection 2^nd Floor

The reference collection contains dictionaries, encyclopedias, handbooks, directories, standards, codes, catalogs, etc., shelved by Library of Congress Classification System call number.

 

JRVP Online Catalog

On the Librarys web page at www.lib.mtu.edu.

Use to find what books, journals and government publications that the Van Pelt Library owns and where they are located. When you enter the catalog, a Basic search screen appears.

 

To search for a periodical title, click on the Journal Title button, and then type the title of the periodical in the box provided. A Journal Title search may result in a list of several records for the same title; you may need to view more than one of these to find the issue date youre seeking.

 

When searching for more complex titles such as conference proceedings, a keyword search is usually effective. Click on the Keyword Search button, then enter several of the most unique keywords from the conference title, then select all of these from the pull-down menu on the right.

 

Other catalogs

WorldCat

Unified catalog of OCLC member libraries

Linda Hall Library

The largest private science and engineering library

 

 

Information resources for local & regional topics

 

MTU Archives & Copper Country Historical Collections

Vertical files (file cabinets) include clippings that may be relevant to some of your projects. The Archives also has back issues of the Mining Gazette, Michigan Tech Lode, and Tech Topics.

 

Detroit News microfilm (1982-2006) is on second floor. The call number is AN2.D4. Two microfilm readers are available. The Detroit News Index (1987-2005) is published as paper volumes, and is also on second floor. The call number is AI21D46.D47 Print Indexes.

 

Search page for Tech Today online (2005- ) and Tech Topics online (2000-2004).

Browsing Tech Topics online (1995-2002).

 

News archive for Upper Peninsula Economic Development Alliance

 

 

Databases of journal and newspaper articles & abstracts

 

To find citations to recent articles from journals, conference proceedings, and other publications, go to the Librarys web page at www.lib.mtu.edu and select E-Resources, then Search for an E-Resource.

 

The resulting screen offers four search options for finding databases or electronic journals: (1) Keyword search of database titles and/or descriptions, (2) Search by subject area, (3) Search by collection name, (4) Browse an alphabetical list by title.

 

JRVP librarians have written a guide to common database keyword searches. Before you start your search, you might want to look at these tips.

 

Please note that many article databases include full-text, but some have abstracts only. The librarys new HuskyFetch software summarizes the librarys services that are available for each abstract. Just click on the HuskyFetch button.

 

 

Suggested databases

 

 

Newspapers

 

InfoTrac Custom Newspapers

Collection of newspapers from around the Country and the World.

 

Lexis/Nexis Academic

Provides access to a wide range of news, business, legal, and reference information.

 

NewsBank

Electronic editions of record for valuable local, regional, and national U.S. newspapers--all in one easy-to-search database. Each paper provides unique coverage of local and regional news, including companies, politics, sports, industries, cultural activities, and people in the community.

 

Newspaper Abstracts

Indexes and abstracts U.S. and regional newspapers, including The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, and USA Today. The Wall Street Journal (Eastern edition) is indexed beginning Jan 1, 1990.

 

 

Business & Economics

 

ABI/Inform

Most scholarly and comprehensive way to explore and understand business research topics. Search nearly 1800 worldwide business periodicals for in-depth coverage of business and economic conditions, management techniques, theory, and practice of business, advertising, marketing, economics, human resources, finance, taxation, computers, and more.

 

Business and Management Practices

Provides information on business and management issues such as decision making; implementing new technology; planning for the future; dealing with internal and external issues; and expanding business. Covers business methodology with emphasis on case studies and practical applications. Approximately 60% of the records include full text.

 

General Business File ASAP

Analyzes company performance and activity, industry events and trends as well as the latest in management, economics and politics. Access to a combination of broker research reports, trade publications, newspapers, journals and company directory listings with full text and images available.

 

Wilson Business Abstracts

Provides complete and accurate indexing and abstracting of 345 leading business magazines.

 

Education

 

ERIC

a guide to published and unpublished sources on educational topics, with information from RIE (Resources in Education) and CIJE (Current Index to Journals in Education).

 

Education Abstracts

Encompasses all areas of educators, including administration, teaching methods and curriculum.

 

 

 

Suggested Reference Works

CQ Researcher H35.E2 Reference

 

 

Government Documents

 

Many of the librarys government documents are cataloged, and can be found by using the JRVP Library catalog.

 

Online government documents can be most easily searched at usagov.gov.

 

Michigan Code, Constitution, Rules and ALS (Advance Legislative Service) are available in Lexis-Nexis Academic. Select legal research, and then select state codes.

 

The portal for the State of Michigan includes a section on Business & Economic Growth.

 

MEDC (Michigan Economic Development Corporation) provides businesses with information about expansion, relocation, and other government agencies. The MEDC can also provide location assistance, job training grants, help with permits, and tax abatements.