Libraries Libraries The Search Screen defaults to Basic Search. At the top of screen are other search options: Advanced Search, Topic Guide and Publication Search. Tools: Links to Search Tips and Browse Topics.
Basic Search:
Type company name in text box (searches citation and abstract fields automatically).
Advanced Search:
Search by company name in topic areas using Classification Codes: Business environment, Management function, Industry or market, Geographical area, Organization types and Article treatment.
Type company name in text box, and limit to company field. In next text box, use drop down box to indicate search by Classification Code. Browse classification code to choose specific topic. Expand topic and Click “Add to Search.”
Example:
AOL Time Warner Company
11?? Classification code
(Business environment>Economics)
Search by company name and NAICS Code (North American Industry Classification System Codes). The NAICS Code is used to classify articles by industry based on the primary activities of the organization. Type company name in text box, and limit to company field. In next text box, limit to NAICS Code. Browse to find appropriate industry classification and “Add to Search.”
Example:
AOL Time Warner Company
51419 or 518111 or 518112 NAICS code
(Information>Internet Service Providers and Web Search Portals)
To find out what company NAIC code is without knowing industry pull up an article about the company and look in citation.
Hoover's via ABI/Inform - if a company is listed in Hoover's, a highlighted link will appear ( AOL Time Warner) next to the company name every time it is mentionedin an article. Click it to be directed to company financial, corporate and competitive information.
Advanced Search:
Use Classification Code: Use drop down box to the right of the text box and click Classification code. Click on Classification Codes highlighted on the right. Choose Industry & Markets and expand topic list. Click "Add to Search" box.
Use NAICS Code: Use drop down box to the right of the text box and click NAICS code. Click NIACS codes highlighted on the right. Choose an industry and expand industry list. Click “Add to Search” box.
Advanced Search:
Use drop down box next to text box to limit search to Product Name.
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SEARCH TIPS is a guide to the many search techniques that are available: Operators (and, and not, or, within), truncation, Wildcards, using “quotation marks,” and much, much more.
THESAURUS – Access through Topic Guide at top of page or through
Browse Topics.
RECENT SEARCHES - After a search has been completed it appears in recent searches. This information is accessible through the link Recent Searches next to Browse Topics at the top right of the search screen.
THE RESULTS: Clicking Scholarly Journals, Magazines, Trade Publications or Newspapers can narrow the results list further. This strategy reduces the number of results to include only those in the specific publication type indicated. Each article shows the format(s) available: Citation Only (no icon), Full text icon, and/or Page Image (PDF) icon. To save an article, check the box on the left.
THE ARTICLE: All words highlighted are links. For example, if the date of the article is September 4th 2003 and it is highlighted, clicking it will result in accessing all the articles on that date from that publication. If an author's name is highlighted it will link to other articles the author has written.
MARKED LIST: Go to the top of the screen and click this tab to find the list of saved articles. Under Articles and Bibliography the article(s) is saved as a bibliography. It can then be printed, e-mailed, printed in a specific bibliographic format (APA, MLA, AMA, etc.), or exported to reference software programs such as EndNote, ProCite, RefWorks or Reference Manager. Under My Research Summary the articles are listed with the URL. A list of recent searches also appears.
From the displayed article, go to the print or e-mail icon at the top of the page.
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