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I.
General Resources
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II.
Guidelines for References
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APA style format for
citing sources
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Annotated Bibliography -- Some Guidelines
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Quoting
and Paraphrasing guidelines
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Academic Integrity and Plagiarism
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Include a
variety of resources
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Evaluate information used
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Determine source type:
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NEWSPAPER ARTICLES
Search for newspaper articles in databases
such as
- Proquest Newspapers -
Newsbank -
Lexis-Nexis
(News) -
Factiva
UW restricted
databases
Go directly to a
newspaper website to search such as:
*Note: Our library provides access to full text
newspapers, including for local newspapers
such as The Seattle Times, The Seattle Post Intelligencer,
The Herald, Puget
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IV.
Company Profiles
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Hoover's Online. UW restricted
To access company profiles: first search for a company. Then look in
left frame under Browse Company Record for links to the company history, overview, financials, etc.
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Factiva
UW restricted
Select tab at top of screen: Company/Markets
Select from tab at top of screen: Company
Type in a company name to get a company snapshot.
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Business Source Complete (Ebsco Host extended trial) UW
restricted
Covers all disciplines of business, including marketing, management,
accounting, finance, international business, econometrics and economics.
Contains full text articles from Harvard Business Review, California Management
Review and other important journals and databases. Also contains SWOT
analysis and company profiles for thousands of companies. To access
company profiles, select the Company Profiles tab at the top of
the screen. Then type in a company name in the "Browse for" box.
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Mergent Online
UW restricted
In addition to 15 years of financial data for U.S. and international public
companies, Mergent Online includes business profiles, histories, lists of
subsidiaries, company officers and directors. An archive section provides
U.S. and international public companies that were acquired, went bankrupt,
liquidated or merged out of existence from 1996. Full Annual Reports for
several years are integrated within the BASIC SEARCH Module and Company SEC
filings are available through the EDGAR SEARCH module.
To access Company Profiles: First search for a company and
bring up the record. Then choose from the green sub-tabs under Company
Details (e.g., history, highlights, subsidiaries, etc. There is also a
grey tab for Company Financials).
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Standard & Poor's
NetAdvantage
Provides global industry reports; in depth company profiles, including
Compustat Excel Analytics; as well as stock, bond and mutual fund reports,
economic insight, and more. Exportable to Excel spreadsheets.
To access Company Profiles, select Companies tab at top of
screen. Search for a Company Profile from dropdown menus and keyword
search box. Then look in left frame for links to profile components such as
competitors, financials, etc.
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