Business Librarian
Student consultation hours
Fall 2023 Semester
- 1-3 p.m. Mondays
- 3-4:30 p.m. Wednesdays
- Noon-1 p.m. Thursdays
Your choice: Meet in-person in Hartman 1060 or via Zoom
Note: These are my usual office hours. Some weeks, I might need to adjust these hours to visit classes or attend trainings.
Best bets: Business databases
These databases are best for finding peer-reviewed articles in business disciplines.
You must authenticate as a JMU user with Duo to access them, whether on-campus or off-campus.
- Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
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Content type(s): Peer-reviewed journal articles (plus industry & market research reports, magazines, news sources, SWOTS)
Dates covered: 1922-present - JSTOR This link opens in a new windowContent type(s): Peer-reviewed journals in a variety of disciplines.
Dates covered: 1800s to 3-5 years ago - PsycARTICLES This link opens in a new window
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Content type(s): Abstracts for journal articles in psychology. Check for Full Text @ JMU connects you to full-text, if available.
Dates covered: 1872-present - Scopus This link opens in a new windowContent types: Abstracts/citations for peer-reviewed journals. Check for Full Text @ JMU connects you to full-text, if available.
Dates covered: 1966-present
What about Google Scholar?
Yes, of course! Academic researchers do all the time. But be aware of its benefits ...
- Allows you to search scholarly literature across many disciplines and sources, not just a single database.
- Suggests related articles, who else has cited this work
- Frequently the fastest way to track down an article by citation
... and limitations
- Not all articles returned are available full-text through JMU Libraries
- Not all articles are peer-reviewed ( and there's no way to filter)
- Less precise results than you’ll get using a specialized database