In addition to the information in Search Tools section, business researchers
will find this page helpful in learning how to find different kinds
of information—both primary and secondary. Once sources are found and used,
the Report Writing section will provide links to information on how to document
this information.
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askSam
http://www.asksam.com/offers/745
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askSam is like a searchable
filing cabinet for all of your information; anything from research
notes, documents, contact information, and email. Put in all
your information and instantly find whatever you're looking for.
The site provides a good animated Quick Tour.
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Britannica Online
http://www.eb.com
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Britannica Online gives
users a both a demo and free trial subscription to this online
encyclopedia. The demo lets you try out the search engine. You
can also take a guided tour, too.
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Cache
http://www.humboldt.edu/~tdd2/OnlineResources.htm
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Humboldt
State University's Tracy Duckart has compiled and clearly organized
links for helping one with both language and research.
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CEOExpress
http://ceoexpress.com
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CEOExpress is a
webliography for finding daily news and business information,
business research, Internet information, and many other links
for business, travel, and fun. Its authors tag their top choices
and new entries with easily identifiable icons.
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CIA Factbook
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook
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The World Factbook 2003 printed version provides
a "snapshot" of the world as of 1 January 2003. The online
Factbook is updated regularly—generally
weekly—throughout the year.
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Citing Electronic Information
http://infodome.sdsu.edu/research/guides/cite.shtml
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Citing Electronic Information is a
listing of links to documenting a variety of electronic sources
in APA, MLA, and Chicago format.
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Conducting Research Surveys via E-mail and the Web
http://www.rand.org/publications/MR/MR1480
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This site provides the complete text for a book on conducting
research studies via email or the web. A linked table of contents
provides easy navigation to the PDF files it contains.
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crossref.org
http://www.crossref.org/05researchers/index.html
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The specific CrossRef mission is to be the citation linking
backbone for all scholarly information in electronic form. CrossRef
is a collaborative reference linking service that functions as
a sort of digital switchboard. It effects linkages through Digital
Object Identifiers (DOI), which are tagged to article metadata
supplied by the participating publishers. This page provides
links to a demo and gallery of examples for researchers.
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EasyBib
http://www.easybib.com
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EasyBib is a free advanced bibliography
maker. It adheres to the sixth version of MLA and the fifth version
of APA.
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ERIC
http://eric.ed.gov/searchdb
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ERIC is a federally-funded
national information system that provides, through its 16 subject-specific
clearinghouses, associated adjunct clearinghouses, and support
components, a variety of services and products on a broad range
of education-related issues. One can search their database, which
is particularly good for topics related to training in business.
It is currently undergoing a major revision, but its contents
can still be searched.
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Evaluating
Web Pages
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Evaluate.html
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This excellent article provided by librarians at the University
of California at Berkeley helps you learn how to evaluate websites
by guiding you with techniques to apply and questions to ask.
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Explore
Tables of Contents in Word
http://office.microsoft.com/assistance/preview.aspx?
AssetID=HA010565661033&CTT=6&Origin=EC010553071033
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This article from Microsoft's Assistance provides detailed information
on what a table of contents is and how it is formatted and created
in Word 2002 and 2003.
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FormSite
http://www.formsite.com
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This web-enabled application
helps one generate surveys, order forms, registration forms,
reservation forms, sweepstakes, etc., Its pricing varies from
free to $99 per month depending on the services desired.
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Google Answers
http://answers.google.com/answers
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More than
500 carefully screened researchers are ready to answer your question
for $2.50 to $200.00—usually within 24 hours. The "Tips
for Great Answers" link is particularly good in helping
you frame your question to get the results you are seeking.
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GuruNet
http://www.gurunet.com
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GuruNet is a web-based subscription
service that includes a complete reference library of over 150
dictionaries, glossaries and reference works. Its $24 annual
fee and integrated toolbar make quality references a simple click
away.
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Internet Search Skills Tutorials
http://webtools.cityu.edu.hk/news/newslett/SearchSkills.htm
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This excellent collection of organized and annotated links to
places to hone your web searching skills.
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Landmarks Citation Machine
http://landmark-project.com/citation_machine
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Citation Machine is an interactive Web tool that provides entry
forms, soliciting information for selected information resources.
The tool then assembles the entered information in APA style
bibliographic and parenthetical citations (5th Edition APA Publication
Manual), and MLA (6th Edition MLA Handbook for Writers of Research
Papers).
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Langenberg Research Tools
http://www.langenberg.com
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The nice,
clean design of this site provides one convenient access to several
well organized sets of search links.
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Librarians' Index to the Internet
http://lii.org
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The Librarians'
Index to the Internet is a searchable, annotated subject directory
of more than 12,000 Internet resources selected and evaluated
by librarians for their usefulness to users of public libraries.
It is used by both librarians and the general public as a reliable
and efficient guide to Internet resources.
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LookSmart's FindArticles
http://www.findarticles.com/PI/index.jhtml
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FindArticles lets one search and read 3.5 million
articles from over 700 publications. It purports to be the web's
largest free articles database.
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NoodleTools
http://www.noodletools.com
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This includes subscription
and free tools for doing and reporting research.
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Perennial Survey
http://www.scriptsearch.com/cgi-bin/jump.cgi?ID=3154
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Perennial Survey allows one to create web-based surveys. The
site includes a free version as well as a subscription version.
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Plagiarism
http://www.humboldt.edu/~tdd2/Plagiarism.htm
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Humboldt
State University's Tracy Duckart succinctly presents a description
of what is plagiarism.
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PRARS
http://www.prars.com
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PRARS (Public Register's Public
Report Service), is America's largest annual report service.
Company financials, including annual reports, prospectuses or
10k's on over 3,600 public companies are available without charge
to the investing public. Obtaining annual reports is fast, simple,
and convenient with PRARS.
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ResearchBuzz
http://www.researchbuzz.com
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One of the favorite
sites of your textbook author for up-to-date information on what's
on the Internet. In addition to a basic service, you can subscribe
to an excellent Research newsletter.
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ResourceShelf
http://www.resourceshelf.com
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The ReseourceShelf
is an electronic newsletter is where Gary Price posts news and
other resources of interest to the online researcher. He has
also compiled several well-known web research tools including
Price's List of Lists and direct search, a compilation of Invisible
Web databases.
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Search Alerts from BizTech
http://cma.zdnet.com/texis/techinfobase/techinfobase/saezd1.html
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In addition to searching for information on your topic in hundreds
of topic technology journals, this site will continue to send
you alerts daily and weekly on your topic. At this time, it is
a free service.
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