This page contains information to help you use our business databases in the most successful way possible. Check out the tutorials for some of our databases (others can easily be found on YouTube). Also look at the tips for searching to learn more advanced ways to search a database.
Database searching can be refined to provide better results.
When using search terms:
1 - Try placing phrases in quotation marks (").
ex. search "radical marketing" instead of just typing in radical
marketing.
2 - Search similar or related words.
ex. "Conflict Resolution"
"Dealing with Conflicts"
3 - Combine searches
ex. "Conflict Resolutions" AND Managers
4 - Search for alternative word endings using an asterisk (*) at the end of
the word root. ex. manufactur* will retrieve manufacture,
manufactures, manufacturing, manufactured, etc.
5 - Break down topics. ex. Topic: Motivating Different Generations of
Employees. Search - "Employee Motivation" AND "Generation Y"
"Incentives AND "Baby Boomers"
6 - Always check your spelling. Some databases do this
automatically. Others do not. If your search words
result in zero hits, incorrect spelling may be the cause.