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Library Research Presentation + Group Brainstorm

Databases

Find academic journals/publications and newspaper articles in these databases:

  • Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCO) - Academic Search Ultimate offers access to resources cited in key subject indexes. The combination of academic journals, magazines, periodicals, reports, books and videos meets the needs of scholars in virtually every discipline.
  • Gale Academic OneFile - Quickly access articles from a database of scholarly journals and other trusted periodicals. 
  • Gale Business Insights - Find information on companies, industries and more in the context of timely news, statistical data, and in-depth reports.

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Search the web for other types of supporting documents, such as business plans, annual reports, and government statistics. 

Be sure to cite your sources as you write. You must have both a bibliography and in-text citations.

IA & Supporting Docs

business ia supporting documents

Examples of supporting documents

  • Academic journals/publications
  • Audio-visual file transcripts (only one allowed)
  • Business plans
  • Company annual reports
  • Company websites
  • Interviews
  • Surveys/questionnaires
  • Focus group discussions
  • Government statistics
  • Market research surveys and analyses
  • Mission statements
  • Newspaper articles
  • Web-based reports