1. Finding business resources Through the State Library of WA website

2. A note on using this presentation… All links were working as of 12 July 2004 It is recommended you shut your browser after viewing each link, as the back button doesn’t always return you to the correct part of the presentation Click to begin!

3. SLWA website SLWA website – a gateway to business information… Information Gateways and hot topics Search the catalogue Search other knowledge basesSearch other knowledge bases…links to other libraries’ catalogues.

4. Information gateways Gateways provide a guide to the resources in the Alexander Library Building as well as links to external websites. A gateway will get you started in an unfamiliar subject area as well as providing quick links to frequently used websites. Doing business in WA Law Government

5. Hot topics in business Australian company information Exporting/importing Goods & Service Tax Overseas companies Starting a Business Telephone no.s and postcodes Unclaimed Money Business of Art Identify a scam Finding career information Hot topics provide more focused guides to library resources and websites. Business hot topics include:

6. Finding business information with the State Library CatalogueState Library Catalogue Don’t be afraid to start with “quick and dirty” searches Use a keyword search to begin and move to a subject seach if necessarykeyword E.g china commerce directorieschina commerce directories

7. Some useful business keywords… For keyword searching or limiting by words in subject (you can combine them for greater effect!) Directories Statisticse.g. korea statisticskorea statistics Rankingse.g. corporations rankingscorporations rankings Periodicalse.g. accounting periodicalsaccounting periodicals Newspaperse.g. melbourne newspapersmelbourne newspapers Commerce

8. Narrowing your search… Alexander Library versus Public Library Stock E.g HIH collapseHIH collapse Search on “Alexander Library Building” and then “Public Library Stock” from the drop down menu that currently says “Entire Collection” and compare results!

9. Narrowing your search…cont. Limit/Sort search Try limiting or sorting each of the following searches… Monograph/serial/index e.g. search for fortune and limit by serialfortune Words in:  TITLE  AUTHOR  SUBJECTe.g. ireland limited by statisticsireland Year / Sort by year e.g. most recent books on accounting accounting Publisher e.g. beauty items published by entrepreneur business centre.beauty

10. Widening your search… Truncation e.g. export*export* Boolean operators, the default is AND but you can also use: OR NOT Be cautious!

11. Reading catalogue records Look at the differences between the following records … Monographs e.g. Top stocksTop stocks Serials Note that public libraries tend to have monograph records for items that the State Library records as a serial…e.g. Australian writers marketplaceAustralian writers marketplace Index records e.g. BRW fast 100BRW fast 100

12. Using the catalogue to link to external sites Directories Kompass Hoovers Buyers guide issues of journals VM+SD Power Reports and other publications SBDC annual report Role of auctions / Productivity Commission Note that content may not be identical, just related Please report broken links!

13. What you won’t find in the catalogue… ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) publications are NOT currently on the catalogue Use the ABS website to identify Library Extension Program items – we hold them all!Library Extension Program

14. Searching other library catalogues… Search Other Knowledge Bases Search Other Knowledge Bases provides links to other library catalogues (mostly universities) useful for students! National Bibliographic Database National Bibliographic Database (Kinetica), more useful for non- students, searched by ALB reference staff.

15. Need to take it further? Ask a (a fellow) librarian Phone the business reference desk (08) 9427 3222 Email AskUs askus@liswa.wa.gov.auaskus@liswa.wa.gov.au Visit us at the Alexander Library Building Visit us Live reference at AskNow (suitable for short questions that can be answered on the internet)AskNow

16. Thankyou! Slides Prepared by Frances Hammond Reference Librarian Business & Management State Library of Western Australia Updated 12 July 2004