finding resources for your coursework
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Finding the right resources for your coursework
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This coursework requires use of high-quality resources. Resources gathered using Google often do not go into enough detail, are out of date, or give biased or wrong information.
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Library Services provides the high standard of information required for this assignment. You’ll need to use the following types of resources• Textbooks
• Professional or trade bodies and journals
• News items from quality media
• Academic articles about the profession
• Biography or autobiography of leaders in the field
• NOT Wikipedia and similar encylopedia sources
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Textbooks – 3 ways
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1. Search for books on CityLibrary Search: www.city.ac.uk/library.
*Authors may refer to your business function using different words than is presented in the assignment, so it’s worth thinking about what these other words might be.
Textbooks – 3 ways
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2. Use the bibliographies in your main textbooks to find authoritative in-depth resources endorsed by the textbook authors.
This bibliography appears in the chapter on Managing Strategy in Management by Boddy
Activity: Can you find this book on CityLibrary Search?
Textbooks – 3 ways
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3. You can just go into the library and browse the shelves.
Most of these books will have a shelfmark starting with 658 followed by a decimal number specific to the subject. Activity: Let’s say your
Business function is HR management. What’s the standard shelfmark for it?
*Hint: CityLibrary Search will tell you
Professional or trade bodies and journals
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Use ProQuest Business Collection to access trade publications
Find this in CityLibrary Search by searching ‘ProQuest Business Collection’
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To quickly navigate to your chosen function, go to Classification codes, and click on Look up Classification Codes
Professional or trade bodies and journals
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Expand management function
Click on the box next to your chosen function (expanding further as necessary) and click add to search.
After you’ve added your function:
1. Key into the top search bar search terms within your function
2. Click on Search.
Professional or trade bodies and journals
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To get trade professional or trade bodies journals, use the filter in the left side of the window to select Trade journals (you may have to click on More options for it to appear). Use other filters such as date, language and location to find relevant results.
Professional or trade bodies and journalsAccess
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When looking at the results…
If you see or click on it to see the full text of the article.
If you see click on it to access it on another platform. Please bear in mind that we may not have it in full text.
You can use the Full text filter to only see items ProQuest has in full text.
News items from Quality ResourcesMost reputable news sources are not free to access.
Library Services pays for access to thousands of newspapers, so that you can access quality resources for your coursework without having to pay for them yourself.
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One of these could be suitable for you assignment. Can you guess which one?
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Ralph, O. (2016) Michael Bloomberg urges companies to reveal climate change impact. Available at: http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/15425194-cefd-11e5-92a1-c5e23ef99c77.html#axzz3zgjgahq5 (Accessed: 9 February 2016).
Reuters and Gray, R. (2016) Apple, Samsung and Sony face child labour claims: Amnesty International say batteries used in mobile phones may contain cobalt mined by minors. Available at: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3406348/Congo-cobalt-mined-children-mobile-phone-Amnesty.html (Accessed: 9 February 2016).
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If you haven’t signed up for your free subscription to the FT.com yet, you can do so now from the Cass Library Services Moodle module.
News items from Quality Resources
News items can be found on:
• ProQuest• Nexis UK• Factiva
These resources provide general news as well as Business news. Filter the subject to Business to view more relevant results.
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Biography or autobiography of leaders in the field
Business The Ultimate Resource contains overviews of key people in business
View it online through CityLibrary SearchIn print - shelfmark: 658 BUS
Library Services has various biographies and resources on different leaders. If you come across somebody you’d like to learn more about, look them up on CityLibrary Search.
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Citing and Referencing
• All resources you use in coursework must be cited and referenced
• If they aren’t , you could be accused of plagiarism and receive a failing mark.
• ‘Plagiarism is passing off the ideas or words of someone else as though they were your own. It applies equally to the work of other students as to published sources.’
• Avoid plagiarism by citing and referencing all the resources you use in your work.
City University London (2015) Understanding Academic Misconduct: Key Terms. Available at: http://www.city.ac.uk/about/education/lead/resources/studywell/understanding-academic-misconduct/key-terms (Accessed: 14 September 2015).
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Citing and ReferencingCite them Right shows you exactly how to cite and reference any kind of resource including book chapters, trade journals, newspaper articles and encyclopedia entries
Get in touch
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If you’re still feeling unsure about finding resources for your coursework, feel free to contact Library Services.
Help In Person: • Library desks on the 2nd and 5th Floor, and at Cass• Contact Catie, your Subject Librarian:
[email protected] or 020 7040 4151• Enquiries phone number: +44 (0) 207 040 8191
Help Online:• Library Website: http://www.city.ac.uk/library/ • Subject Guide: http://libguides.city.ac.uk/management