Articles

This series of videos demonstrates the basics of journal and newspaper article searching, as well as illustrating the different types of journals that can be searched. Listed below these videos are database specific videos illustrating how to engage in effective articles research.

• Proquest Business – Advanced Search
• Proquest Business – Creating Alerts

Company Research

The Bronfman Business Librarians have produced three videos covering common company research topics such as finding a SWOT, finding analysts’ reports and finding company ratios. Listed below these videos are database specific videos related to company research.

• Datastream [ Historic Stock Prices, Multiple Series]
• Hoover’s – Build a list of companies
• Hoover’s – Exploring Company Information
• Mergent Horizon for company structure and supply chain information
• Mergent Online for company financials

Industry Research

• Hoover’s – Build a list of companies

Tools to help manage reference/citation lists and for creating bibliographies

• RefWorks 2.0 citation management software (Videos created by RefWorks. Flash is required) Consult this short tutorial created by York librarians to learn how to create a RefWorks account or use RefWorks with York e-resources. For detailed help consult the RefWorks 2.0 help via the Scholars Portal Subject Guide
• York University librarians have developed a Zotero guide including an Adobe Connect one-hour webinar with examples of York e-resources throughout to help you learn how to use Zotero. Zotero also offers a very useful quick start guide and offers a series of screencasts showing you how to do specific tasks like Adding Items, Managing your Library and other features.

How to access York University Libraries Resources

• How to read call numbers
• Finding Materials Placed on Reserve for your Course

Updated September 2012