LibGuides: General Business Research: DSE Orientation

Law Librarian

Introduction

Welcome! This page contains information presented at an orientation for School of Business DSE students. It provides links to the library resources discussed at that orientation. If you have questions about the library's resources for business students or about how the library can provide assistance for your scholarly research while working on your dissertation, please contact me- you can see all my contact info in the box on the left side of the screen. I look forward to working with you! Please note, the other pages in this guide (in the blue menu on the left) have a wealth of helpful information that is also worth exploring.

Presentation from DSE Orientation

Location of contact info and guides on homepage

Location of dissertation pages on research process

Resources you can find on the Library's homepage

These links are to resources that can be found under the

Research Resources and Research Help menus at the top of the library's homepage.

A-Z Databases
An A-Z listing of all of the databases that the NU Library has access to. Use this when you know which database you want to access.
Learn the Library guide
This guide contains quick start videos as well as longer orientation videos to help you find all the resources and services the library has to offer.
Library Guides
This is a listing of all of the research guides that the library maintains. You can sort this list by subject as well as by the title of the guide.
Research Process
The details for each step of the research process will vary depending on the topic, available research, and assignment or research goal, but the main idea behind each step will always remain the same. By developing a research strategy, you will be better able to focus on your topic, organize your search, manage your time efficiently, progress from general to specific resources, and understand when you have researched your topic thoroughly or if further examination is needed.
Resources for Dissertation Research
A sub-section of the Research Process guide, these pages focus on dissertation research in particular, including how to find dissertations, how to research theoretical frameworks, how to research methods & design, and how to locate tests and measurements for use in dissertations.
Ask a Librarian
This is a listing of all NCU Library Frequently Asked Questions. Search here to see if we already have an answer posted to your question- if not, this page also contains information on how to contact the library to get your question answered.

Check out RefWorks for Citation Management

RefWorks is a way to collect, manage and organize research papers and documents. You can read annotate, organize, and cite your research as well as collaborate with friends and colleagues by sharing collections.

RefWorks’ drag and drop capability along with smart document recognition makes it easy and fast to upload documents and metadata into your account. The Save to RefWorks feature allows you to capture research from websites with the click of a button.

RefWorks is also....

NU Library's preferred citation management tool.
Free for NU students, faculty, staff and alumni.
Helps you organize your research.
Helps you create APA reference lists.
Allows you to import citations directly and indirectly from Library databases and research websites, like Google Scholar, PubMed and WorldCat.
Enables you to share citations and lists.

Getting Started with RefWorks
Learn about RefWorks, a web-based research management tool designed to help organize your resources and create APA formatted reference lists. Use the menu on the left-hand side of the LibGuide to learn more about the tool.

Research Consultations: What are they?

The Library offers a research consultation service for students, faculty, and staff. This is an in-depth, customized, one-on-one meeting with a reference librarian to discuss possible information resources and search strategies for doctoral dissertations.

Consultations are most beneficial to doctoral students who are already familiar with the search techniques outlined in the Searching 101 Workshop, have a clearly identified research topic, and have already done significant research on their own.

NOTE: As stated in the Research Consultation Policies, it is required that you view the Searching 101 Workshop prior to receiving a research consultation. The research consultation uses the techniques introduced in this workshop, so it is very important that you already have the foundational understanding.