1. SFU Library: Research & Resources
FIC BUW 501
Chloe Riley, Reference Librarian

2. Agenda Where to get more help About SFU Library
First steps for research
Finding resources:
Background sources
Books
Academic/scholarly articles
Trade & industry publications
Statistics & government sources
Where to get more help
Questions?

3. Before we start …
What do you already know about doing research at SFU Library?
What do you want to know about doing research at SFU Library?

4. Welcome to SFU Library Services and resources for FIC students
“Library books” by CCAC north Library. ( CC-BY 2.0.

5. Information: where do you start?
Do you use Google?
What about Google Scholar?

6. Information: Starting your research
journal
articles
books, government reports, industry reports, trade publications
encyclopedias, textbooks, reference books, news and magazine articles

7. Information: who cares?
Why would this info be published? (Who cares about it?)
Why might it not be published?
Why would it be made public?
What estimates or inferences can we make?

8. Information: who publishes what?
NEWS
Governments
Associations
Companies
Researchers
Private
Academics

9. Finding resources Background sources Books Academic/scholarly articles
Trade & industry publications
Government reports, data, statistics
SFU Library research guides:
Business
Engineering

10. Finding background info
Reference books, textbooks, encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, etc.

11. Finding more background info
News and magazine sources:
Canadian Newsstream: 350 newspapers across Canada
Factiva: Newspapers, industry publications, company reports and more, from 200 countries.

12. Finding books

13. Finding academic articles

14. Finding academic articles
Business Source Complete: scholarly articles, industry publications, and more in business
CBCA Fulltext Business: Canadian business database, with scholarly articles, trade publications, and more
IEEE/IET Electronic Library: scholarly articles, standards, and more in engineering and technology
Applied Science and Technology Index (ASTI): scholarly articles and trade & industry publications in applied science, including engineering

15. Finding trade publications
Search the recommended article databases, many of which also have trade and industry publications
Filter to “trade publications”
Search trade associations’ websites
SFU Library guide: Finding business and trade associations

16. Finding statistics SFU Library guides for more help:
Statista: statistics on topics relevant to business, policy, media, and more
Statistics Canada: national statistics information
BC Stats: statistics related to business & consumers, population, employment trends, and more in BC.
Open government sites make reports, data, statistics, and other information freely available online
SFU Library guides for more help:
Secondary market research
Government Sources for Business Research

17. Search tips Use AND to narrow or focus your search
Example: women AND sports
Use OR to expand your search
Example: environment OR green
Use quotation marks to find specific phrase
Example: “extreme sports”
Use an asterisk (*) to find related words
Example: Canad* will search for Canada, Canadian …

18. Citing Citation style guides: APA, IEEE and more
Guidelines for citing statistics, data, maps, government documents, etc.
Citation management software

19. Where to get more help

20. Reflection
What have you learned about research in the SFU Library?

21. Image references CCAC North Library. (2008). “Library Books.” Flickr.
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