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Public RelationsPublic RelationsLibrary InstructionLibrary Instruction

Christine Adams Business & Economics Librarian

Phone: (330) 941-3680Email: cmadams02@ysu.edu

Maag Library

http://www.maag.ysu.edu

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Business GuidesBusiness Guides Maag Home Page → Subject Guides →

Advertising & Marketing, Business Resources,

Company Research, Industry Research, etc.

Reference Room Resources, Statistics &

Demographics Resources, Finding Books in

MaagNet & OhioLINK, Business Databases,

MJF: Maag Journal Finder, Government

Resources, Web Resources, etc.

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MAAGNET (LIBRARY MAAGNET (LIBRARY CATALOG)CATALOG)

Maag Library’s online catalog Contains all materials owned by Maag Books, Journals, Audio/Video, Ebooks, Microforms, Government Documents, etc. At Maag home page, under Quick Links, click on MaagNet (Library Catalog) Search by Author, Title, Keyword, or Subject Heading

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SUBJECT HEADINGSSUBJECT HEADINGS

Library of Congress controlled vocabularyAll materials are classified by subject

according to standardized termsOne term has been selected so that all

related items are categorized togetherClick on individual Subject Headings in item

records to find other materials on the same or similar topics

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SEARCHING FOR BOOKSSEARCHING FOR BOOKS In MaagNet, do a Subject Heading search for your topic Choose appropriate Subject Heading Result List displays Title, Format, and Publication Information Choose a title Record displays Location, Call Number, & Status (Note other Subject Headings) Use Subject Heading links in record to locate materials cataloged under the same heading

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FINDING BOOKS IN THE FINDING BOOKS IN THE LIBRARYLIBRARY

Location: Maag Stacks, Oversize, Reference Room, Reserve, MMC, Govt Docs, Serials, Microform, CRC, NE REG DEP Call Number : Library of Congress Classification, materials arranged alphabetically on shelves by call number Status: Available, Due (date), Library Use Only, On Search, Billed to Bursar, etc. Use Building Guide to locate materials Use 3rd elevator for “A” floors!

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WHAT IS OHIOLINK?WHAT IS OHIOLINK? 90 Ohio libraries share resources Borrow from other OhioLINK institutions Delivery within 3 to 5 days Access to millions of items At Maag home page, under Quick Links, click on OhioLINK Library Catalog Keyword, Author, Title, or Subject Heading search

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SEARCH FOR A BOOK IN SEARCH FOR A BOOK IN OHIOLINKOHIOLINK

In OhioLINK, enter a Subject Heading search for your topic Choose appropriate Subject Heading Result list shows titles, Request Item and Full Record tabs, and year of publication Click on title Click ? OhioLINK libraries have this item If one is Available, you can order it and have it sent to YSU at no charge

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ORDERING OHIOLINK ORDERING OHIOLINK ITEMSITEMS

If a copy is available, click on Request this Item Choose Youngstown State Enter name and library barcode number If transaction is successful, the item will be sent to Maag for pickup at the Circ Desk (3-5 days) To see when item has arrived, check Your Library Account on Maag home page Enter name and library barcode number Click on Requests tab: “OhioLINK Received” means the item has arrived

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RESEARCH RESEARCH DATABASESDATABASES

Maag Library subscribes to over 100 databases This is NOT information available on the Internet At Maag home page, under Quick Links, click on Research Databases Organized by Subject, Type, or Name Off campus access available for many databases You will need your library barcode to authenticate off campus

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SCHOLARLY/ACADEMIC SCHOLARLY/ACADEMIC JOURNALSJOURNALS

Articles written by experts in a given field Expect readers to have a good understanding of

the field Include extensive documentation Do not contain advertisements Published by professional organizations Examples: Journal of Accounting Research,

Journal of Advertising Research, Business Communication Quarterly

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TRADE & POPULAR MAGAZINESTRADE & POPULAR MAGAZINES

Articles written by staff members or freelance writers

Aimed at a general, not an expert audience Include little or no documentation Contain photographs as well as extensive ads Published for commercial reasons or to advocate

a point of view Examples: Advertising Age, Banker, Business

Week, Forbes, Fortune, Time, Newsweek

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BUSINESS SOURCE BUSINESS SOURCE COMPLETECOMPLETE

Scholarly business database Search for your topic Narrow results by Source Type or Subject Click on article title for citation & abstract Click on PDF Full Text or HTML Full Text to print an article Click on Find It! if not available full text May lead to full text elsewhere and will indicate if library has the physical journal

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ACADEMIC SEARCH ACADEMIC SEARCH COMPLETECOMPLETE

Scholarly, multi-disciplinary database Search for your topic Narrow results by Source Type or Subject Click on article title for citation & abstract Click on PDF Full Text or HTML Full Text to print an article Click on Find It! If not available full text May lead to full text elsewhere and will indicate if library has the physical journal

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ELECTRONIC JOURNAL ELECTRONIC JOURNAL CENTERCENTER

Full text of more than 7000 online research journals covering many subject areas Search for: Your topic Click on article title for abstract Click on PDF Full Text link to access PDF of article Click on printer icon to print an article

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ECONLITECONLITArticles on economic issuesSearch for your topicNarrow results by Source Type or SubjectClick on article title for citation & abstractClick on PDF Full Text or HTML Full Text to

print an articleClick on Find It! If not available full textMay lead to full text elsewhere and will

indicate if library has the physical journal

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MASTERFILE PREMIERMASTERFILE PREMIER(Popular Magazines)(Popular Magazines)

Full text for more than 1900 periodicals in many subject areas

Search for your topicNarrow results by Source Type or SubjectClick on article title for citation & abstractClick on PDF Full Text or HTML Full TextClick on Find It! If not available full textMay lead to full text elsewhere and will

indicate if library has the physical journal

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PAIS INTERNATIONALPAIS INTERNATIONALCovers important political, economic, and

social issues Search for: Your topicClick on article title for citation & abstractClick on Find It! tab to locate articleOLinks will provide a link if article is

available full text and will indicate if we have the physical journal on the sixth floor

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COMMUNICATION & COMMUNICATION & MASS MEDIA COMPLETEMASS MEDIA COMPLETE

400 titles in communication & mass mediaSearch for your topicNarrow results by Source Type or SubjectClick on article title for citation & abstractClick on PDF Full Text or HTML Full TextClick on Find It! If not available full textMay lead to full text elsewhere and will

indicate if library has the physical journal

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REGIONAL BUSINESS REGIONAL BUSINESS NEWSNEWS

News information from all over the worldSearch for your topicNarrow results by Source Type or SubjectClick on article title for citation & abstractClick on PDF Full Text or HTML Full TextClick on Find It! If not available full textMay lead to full text elsewhere and will

indicate if library has the physical journal

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LEXISNEXIS ACADEMICLEXISNEXIS ACADEMICNews, business, legal, medical & reference

information from over 7000 sourcesClick on News tab Enter search terms and select relevant

“Sources,” then SearchExample sources: U.S. Newspapers &

Wires, The New York Times, Major World Newspapers, Business News Publications, PR Newswire, etc.

Click on article title to access full text

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NEWSBANK NEWSFILE NEWSBANK NEWSFILE COLLECTIONCOLLECTION

Click on National NewspapersEnter topic in search box and select sources

from Source List to searchClick on Search tabNarrow results by year, by location, or by source

OR click on Best Matches FirstClick on article title to access full textClick Print on right side of screen, then Print

Articles tab. Click on Print Articles 1 of 1 tab at the top of the article to print

ELECTRONIC BOOK ELECTRONIC BOOK CENTERCENTER

Thousands of scholarly & reference e-booksClick on All EBC CollectionsEnter your topic in search box and GoClick on title to access electronic book recordLink to Resource in recordUse table of contents or arrows to navigateSearching capabilities inside each bookEach chapter or section is printable

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MAAG JOURNAL FINDERMAAG JOURNAL FINDER

At Maag home page, under Quick Links, click on MJF: Maag Journal Finder

Find & search specific journals by title or browse journals by title or subject

Select Business & Economics from subject dropdown menu

View print and/or electronic holdings for numerous business journals

Best way to find an article if you already have the citation!