Business Research Information Resources & Services
Available through NMU Olson Library
Library Services
Library Catalog contains
records for books, journal titles, government documents, etc., in
a variety of formats (including online) held by NMU, LSSU, Finlandia
U., and GCC libraries. (Note: Does not contain articles
which appear in journals--see Searching/Locating Article Records below.)
WorldCat -- Contains records for books, journal
titles, documents, reports, government resources, etc. in a variety
of formats (including online) held by libraries worldwide. Uses
FirstSearch interface.
Interlibrary Loan (ILL) — Acquiring materials not held by Olson Library
Before submitting your first ILL request, you must register with the system (one time) using your NMU student ID 14-digit barcode (begins with 21854xxxxxxxxx).
Before submitting request, you must verify through Full Text Electronic Journal Holdings and the NMU library catalog that we do not subscribe to journal/magazine issue in any format, or we do not hold the book/video/etc.
While in an online database (e.g., ERIC), submit requests by clicking on Request form link located in  popup box.
Allow minimum of 10 days to receive materials; request default is 30 days.
General Information
Login to submit ILL requests
Specialized Library Course Guides
ACT 431 - Accounting Information Systems
CIS 110 - Principles of CIS
CIS 250/255 - Systems Development
Searching/Locating
Article Records & Online Materials Through Databases
NOTES: Students MUST HAVE NMU computer/e-mail ID & password to access
ABI/INFORM and most other subscription databases when connecting
via another Internet Provider (e.g., school district, up.net, Charter,
etc.). Click here to
retrieve your information.
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ABI/INFORM Global & Wall Street Journal
May also search simulataneously with Hoover's. Includes Wall Street Journal full-text 1984-present
Look for  Intellidocs link to Hoover's (subscription) Company Records.
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Contains
records from nearly 2,000 Business & Economics scholarly
& professional journals. Over 50% online full-text/full-image.
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Hoover's Company Records
Included when searing ABI/INFORM.
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Current data covering 40,000+ public and non-public companies and 225,000 key executives. Full-text company overview, history, people, products and operations, competitors, proprietary in-depth industry analyses, top officers, and three years of financial data (annual & quarterly). Constantly updated.
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Business & Company Resource Center Also includes searchable full-text of the Encyclopedia of Associations. |
Full-text comprehensive research tool which indexes scholarly & trade journals, new articles & press releases. Also provides full-text of company financials, earnings estimates, & investment reports; company histories & chronologies; rankings; industry overviews; & market share data. Also online full-text business/industry encyclopedias.
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General Business File ASAP
including 50,000 Investext company/organization reports provided by brokerage firms. |
Contains
records from over 2,700 Business & Economics scholarly &
professional journals, newspapers, and wire services. Over 58% online full-text/full-image.
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| EconLit |
THE index to scholarly aspects of economics published in journals and books. |
| Search Social Sciences Journals |
| PsycInfo (Psychological Abstracts) |
Psychology & Psychiatry. Indexes over 9,000 scholarly/professional journals, plus numerous books, book chapters, reports/documents, theses & dissertations, and conference papers. Covers material published 1887-present.
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| SocAbs (Sociological Abstracts) |
Sociology & Social Work. Indexes scholarly/professional journals, books, book chapters, reports/documents, theses & dissertations, conference papers, and web sites. Covers material published 1952-present.
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| ERIC |
Education. Contains records for scholarly & trade journal articles, and ERIC Documents (ED's) (reports/documents, lesson plans, theses, dissertations, and conference papers). |
Google Scholar — Search for scholarly literature including peer-reviewed papers, technical reports, and books. Results will include links to online articles through our subscriptions, or to search our library catalog.
e-books: Books24x7 (illustrated computer books)
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Sources for Reviewing or Obtaining Tests
Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY) [Buros Institute] * Online - 9th ed. (1985) - present *
This multivolume set includes timely test reviews. Typically, entries include test description, one or two professional reviews, and an extensive list of references
to pertinent literature. To be reviewed in the MMY a test must be commercially available, published
in the English language, and is new, revised, or widely used.
Earlier editions (1st - 8th) are available in the Reference Collection: Ref BF 431 .B932
and indexed through
Test Reviews Online.
The ETS Test Collection
The Educational Testing Service (ETS) Test Collection contains descriptions of over 20,000
tests and research instruments. There is a short description of each testing instrument along
with availability information.
Searching for Published Scales in databases in ABI/INFORM or PsycINFO
Hint: copy & paste for phrase searching
"Cultural diversity scale"
(e.g., Hofstede's scale) |
"Job satisfaction"
(e.g. JDS) |
"Learning organization" |
| "Organizational commitment" |
"Organizational effectiveness" |
Personality |
| "Product satisfaction" |
Self-efficacy |
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| Self-esteem |
"Organization-based Self-esteem" |
"task oriented" |
"Service Satisfaction"
(e.g. SERVQUAL) |
Conflict - affective |
person vs. cognitive |
Sample Search when the instrument name is not one of the search terms:
Search Terms |
Field |
| "job satisfaction" and studies |
Subject |
| test* or instrument* or survey* or scale* |
Citation and abstract |
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Search Business Journals
Searching key words/concepts notes:
- In ABI/INFORM only, search for Experimental/theoretical as follows:
cc(9130) or "empirical research"
- Limit to Scholarly journals
- Consider limiting search concept to Subject field if necessary
- Consider phrase searching using quotation marks " "
- Consider limiting search to: Citation and article text
- Also click on "More Search Options" (lower left corner) to maximize search options (e.g., browse subjects, limit to specific journals).
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Plagiarism is using someone else's ideas or words & claiming them as your own without properly citing or attributing to the source. As the wealth of information in a variety of formats become easier to access on the Internet, it is increasingly important to properly cite where you find information. For further information, consult the NMU Writing Center handout on plagiarism, and the NMU Student Handbook policies on Academic Dishonesty under Student Rights & Responsibilities section 1.2.3,
& Student Code section 2.2.3. Also view the NMU CTA video on Academic Honesty & Plagiarism.
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