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 AV materials (Local TV programmes), books, journals & newspapers Searched by Library online catalogue  E-resources: E-Databases, E-Journals, Selected Internet Resources  Subject Research Guide

Library Online Catalogue Subject Research Guide E-Database, E-Journals, Selected Internet Resources AV materials

 E-Databases Bibliographic Databases - contains descriptive information (citation and subject headings) for publications, such as books, periodical articles, & government documents, etc. Full-text Databases - contains the partial or complete text of works, such as articles, books, poems, and essays.

 E-Journals Library subscribed e-journals Journals available in the database Coverage Available in databases

 Step 1 – Identify key concepts E.g. E-commerce in Hong Kong Main concepts: E-commerce, Hong Kong  Step 2 – Selection of search words Related words/synonyms E-commerce: E-commerce, electronic commerce, E-business, electronic business Hong Kong: Hong Kong, hk,

 Step 3 – Search command Use “AND/OR” ○ E.g. E-commerce and Hong Kong Truncation ( retrieves all variant endings of that word) ○ E.g. Electr* (electronic, electric, electricity etc.) Parentheses ( ) : gives priority and order in the search statement ○ E.g. (E-commerce or electronic commerce) and Hong Kong

 Title search (Business environment, small and medium enterprises/SME)  Subject search (small business)  Author search Search for: Business environment for small and medium enterprises in Hong Kong

Or you could search for a specific programme by using the “Search Local TV programme” function

 E-Databases Ebscohost Emerald ProQuest Factiva Wisenews Search for: Business environment for small and medium enterprises in Hong Kong

 Allows searching for 40 databases at once  NOT a substitute for any individual database

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