As your research project progresses, you might have more questions or need to discuss a specific research topic in more depth.
Book an appointment with Business Librarians, Elizabeth Price or Valerie Linsinbigler to discuss:
Librarians cannot help with:
While librarians can help introduce you to common quantitative and qualitative research methods and finding research methodologies used in your field through scholarly research, you will need to work with your faculty mentor on:
Use the following guides to learn more about these topics and what support is available through the Libraries:
Reading business news published by the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal or the Financial Times can help you see how the concepts, principles, and rules you're learning about in business courses operate in the real world.
News organizations also publish more frequently than scholarly journals, so they are more likely to talk about current issues affecting the business world. News organizations tend to publish articles daily, whereas scholarly journals might publish new articles every 3 months or 6 months.
When a significant business development occurs, such as an accounting scandal or product safety investigation, it might take 18 months or more for that event to be studied in the scholarly literature.
JMU Libraries subscribes to several business news sites. With your JMU email address, you can sign up to read these articles in your browser or on your phone at no additional cost.