The One

The One

How to find credible sources for your
literature review

CDAE 250: Research Methods, Spring 2008
Trina Magi, Library Associate Professor, 656-5723, trina.magi@uvm.edu

To access the databases listed below, go to the library Web site (http://library.uvm.edu) and click “Find Articles & More” > “Alphabetical List of Databases.”

To use electronic library resources from a computer off campus:
You must identify yourself as a UVM person to gain access to our subscription resources from a computer off campus. Here’s how:
• Go to the library home page (http://library.uvm.edu) > “Connect From Off Campus” > “EzProxy”
• Log in using your NetID and password (same as for e-mail), and you will be authenticated and returned to the library home page. Now you can access subscription resources until you close your browser window.

To find journal articles, search:

ABI Inform [popular and scholarly business literature; part full-text]
Truncation symbol: *
Phrase search: “market share”

Business & Company Resource Center [popular and scholarly business literature; part full-text]
Truncation symbol: *
Phrase search: “market share”

Academic Search Premier [popular and scholarly multi-disciplinary literature; part full-text]
Truncation symbol: *
Phrase search: market share

PyscInfo [psychology literature; citations and abstracts; can limit search to empirical studies]
Truncation symbol: *
Phrase search: market share

TIP: If the item you need is not available full-text in the database, go to the Library Catalog (on the library Web site) and do a “Quick Search” on the source title (not the article title) to see if UVM owns or subscribes to the item in print or electronic form.

To find newspaper articles, search:

Vermont Newspaper Index [Burlington Free Press and Rutland Herald; citations]
Truncation symbol: ?
Phrase search: “market...

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