This Research Guide provides suggested library resources such as books, e-books, and databases with articles and images pertaining to business administration. Reliable, freely available Websites are also listed.
Databases are for students, faculty, and staff of Tennessee State University to use to find journal articles, and other information relative to their research interest. Some content may be replicated on different data bases; however, each database will often have resources unique to it. If you find citations without the full-text, sometimes "web-bridge" will direct you to another database.
To access databases and eJournals off campus you must use your user name and password. For assistance with problem logins, contact Colette Bradley (cbradley@tnstate.edu) or at 615-963-5489.
"Detailed company and industry profiles including SWOT reports, market share reports, and financial reports." Plus company histories, industry essays, scholarly journals, and business news.
Current and relevant content from over 500 industry journals. Well-rounded historical and current state of affairs coverage. Some specialized coverage - including cultural aspects of travel, leisure activities, economic aspects of tourism, and more.
Includes market research, industry trends analysis, statistical tables, technologies analysis, company executives, job seekers resources and more.
How to Do Effective Library Research
Choose or Identify a Topic
An idea for a topic should always be discussed with your instructor. A topic can be viewed much like the scientific method in which a new perspective is developed or knowledge is added. This is generally considered to include 1) definition of a problem to be investigated, 2) collection of initial data, 3) use of data to form a theory or hypothesis explaining the problem 4) further collection of data to verify or modify the hypothesis through observation or experiment, 5) testing the data, and 6) interpreting the results to determine how it relates to the initial problem.
Citing Sources of Information
The library owns several style manuals to help you properly cite sources of information. The instructor should recommend a format for your research paper which will include any of the following:
Looking for a book or article that we don't have? You may be able to acquire it through "Interlibrary Loan." Located under "Quick Links."
Interlibrary loan allows us to borrow resource materials on your behalf from almost any library in the nation. Although some libraries charge a fee for this service, we will make every effort to borrow only from those that do not charge for this service.
Save your work!
In the world of computers Murphy's Law is always in effect!
"If something can go wrong, it will."
Don't wait until you are finished - save it to a flash drive as you progress through your project.
Unexpected interruptions (like power failures) do occur.