Faculty Research Guide

Classroom Instruction provided to students on course-related electronic databases and other resources to enable successful research for specific assignments or general skills.

Library Workshops on performing business research can be required for students.  Contact a librarian for more information

Course Reserves can be placed on reserve in the Business Library or Fondren Library.

Course Research Guides can be tailored to your assignments and made available online.  Contact a librarian for more information.

Ask a Business Librarian for your research and reference needs.

      Phone: 214-768-4496

      In person: 150 Maguire

Business Library Hours

Kitt Investing and Trading Center

Business Databases 

Research Guides Subject specific sources for research.

 Specialty Software

Other Resources

• Library Catalog
  Type the book title, author name, or subject in the search box and select the corresponding search label from the drop down box to the right. (SMU Community Only)

• Business Library Collections
  The Business Library offers several highly specialized business collections. (SMU Community Only)
   
• SMU Libraries Interlibrary Loan Service
  Need a book not owned by SMU Libraries? Request to borrow a title from over 9,000 other libraries via SMU Libraries' Interlibrary Loan Service. (SMU Community Only)

• WorldCat (OCLC)
  Over 9,000 institutions contribute their collection holdings to a single online catalog.  (SMU Community Only)

• Google Books - Advanced Search
  Select search parameters to narrow results to view abstracts or selected chapters. Limit content to "books" and search by subject, title, author, publisher, or publication date(s).

Register for and learn more about Business Library workshops, led by Business Library librarians, that focus on the information you will need to successfully complete your research.

Business Library Workshops:

• Accounting Research
• Bloomberg Basics
• Career Management Research
• Company Research
• Demographic and Consumer Research
• Industry and Market Research
• International Business Research
• Investment Research
• Moving Beyond Google for Business Research

See examples of how to cite information taken from business databases using the 6th edition of APA.  Always place References entries in alphabetical order by the author's surname.

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