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Management Subject Guide

Where do I start my research?

What are some good Web sites?

How do I find books on my subject?

How do I cite and manage my sources?

How do I find journal articles?
(Databases)

 

For help:
Email: MML.Reference@utas.edu.au
Phone: 6226 2229
Ltn.Reference@utas.edu.au
Phone: 6324 3139

Go to:
Morris Miller Library
Launceston Library
School of Management

Liaison Librarians
Contact:
 
 Juliet Beale   [Hobart] or Susan Bell [Launceston] 

Where do I start my research?

A good way to start your research is to define your topic by using subject dictionaries and to find background information in encyclopaedias such as:

Blackwell Encyclopedia of Management

Morris Miller Ref  HD 30.15 .B643 2005
Ltn Ref  658.003 B632 2005

Business Who's Who of Australia Information about Australian companies, who owns whom, directors, employee numbers, revenue, trade names and contacts.
find Username/password

Dictionary of Business and Management (Oxford)

Morris Miller Ref  HF 1001 .D53 2006

Credoreference Online reference books:  over 160 dictionaries and encyclopaedia.
Includes management and business dictionaries. 

Dictionary of Marketing

Morris Miller Ref  HF 5415 .K615 1995
Ltn Ref  380.03 K86d 1995

Dictionary of Strategy: strategic management A-Z

Morris Miller Ref HD 30.28 .K454 2004

Encyclopedia of Major Marketing 
Campaigns

Morris Miller Ref  HF 5837 .E53 2000

Encyclopedia of Management

Morris Miller Ref  HD 30.15 .E49 2000
Ltn Ref 658.003 E56 2000

Oxford Dictionary of Business

Morris Miller Ref HF 1001 .D53 2003
Ltn Ref 650 .03 D554 2004


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How do I find books on my subject?

To find books on your subject you can: 

search the  Library Catalogue using  the 'subject keyword' or 'general keyword' option. 
OR
browse the bookshelves using these call numbers:

Morris Miller Library, Hobart:

Business Communication HF 5717- 5734.7

Management, Industrial Management

HD 30- 70

Organisational Behaviour, Corporate Culture

HD 58- 60

International Business

HD 62.4

Marketing

HF 5410-5417.5

Business Ethics

HF 5387

Human Resource and Personnel Management

HF 5549

Labour Laws and Legislation

HD 5630-5660

Industrial Relations

HD 8840-8850


Launceston Library:

Business Ethics

174.4

Industrial Relations

331

Labour Laws and Legislation

344.9401

General Management & Business

650-658

International Business

658.049

Electronic Commerce

658.05

Human Resource and Personnel Management

658.3

Marketing

658.8


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How do I find journal articles?

The Library holds journals in print and electronic formats. The best way to access articles in these journals is by using the databases listed below. When you find an article you want to read, use the Library Catalogue and the E-journals list to see if we hold a print copy or have access to the electronic copy in full-text. Some databases listed will have direct links to the full-text article.

Subject-specific Databases | Multi-discipline databases | Related  Databases |

Management Databases:

ABI/INFORM Global via ProQuest

Business, Economics, Finance, Computers - some full-text.
Help sheet

Business Source Premier via Ebsco

Over 1100 full text scholarly journals in management, accounting, finance, corporate governance, economics, international business.  Also contains industry reports, country reports, company profiles. 
Contains titles such as Harvard Business Review and the Academy of Management Journal,  Administrative Science Quarterly..

Informit Business Collection Links to a collection of Australian full text and abstract databases. Includes AIMMAT and MEDGE (listed below)

AIMMAT

Australian database covering management, training, communication and marketing.  Produced by the Australian Institute of Management NSW Training Centre Library.  Articles from 1991-present.

MEDGE

Australian Database covering management and environment information, human resources,  major corporations, OH & S, marketing and advertising and research and development and TQM.   

PsycINFO Psychology and related disciplines including:
applied psychology, communication systems, business and industrial personnel, personality and job performance.
CSA  Help sheet

Multi-discipline Databases:

ANZ Reference Centre

Fulltext Australian and N.Z. Newspapers, Magazines; Company Information and regional news.

Including: The Australian, The Age, Sydney Morning Herald, The Mercury, Bulletin with Newsweek and BRW. 

APA-FT (Australian Public Affairs Information Service-Fulltext) 

Public affairs, social sciences

Current Contents Connect

All subject areas. Backfile of 4 years. 
Help sheet

Ingenta

broad coverage of academic fields 

Scopus Large database with citations and abstracts 1960's-current

Web of Science 

Index with some abstracts of nearly 7000 high impact journals in all subject areas
Includes the following databases: 

-Science Citation Index 
-Social Sciences Citation Index; 
-Humanities Citation Index
Help sheet

Related Databases

ATI (Australian Tourism Index)

Leisure,  tourism, hospitality and travel.  Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific.

AUSSTATS  (Australian Bureau of Statistics)

Selected Australian statistical information
Help sheet

EconLit

All aspects of economics. Articles, books, proceedings working papers.
CSA  Help sheet

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Useful Web Sites

 

Management (general)

The Australian Human Resources Institute  

 

The Australian Institute of Management  

 

The Australian Marketing Institute

 

The Market Research Society of Australia  

 
Collection of business case studies and surveys, with empasis on Asia-Pacific region. Maintained by Monash Uni and Austrade partnership.  

Corporate Information     

This is a geographically arranged directory sites that provided company information. 

SOSIG: Business (including management)    

The Social Science Information Gateway (SOSIG) aims to provide a trusted
source of selected, high quality Internet information for researchers and practitioners in the social sciences, business and law. This site is a gateway for numerous business related web sites. 

Virtual International Business & Economic Sources (VIBES)

Provides over 1,600 links to Internet sources of international business and economic information that
are in English and available free of charge.

Human Resources

International Labour Organization  (ILO)

This site contains links to a broad range of ILO information and documents.

International Business

Austrade     

The Australian government's export and import facilitation agency.

globalEDGE 

Michigan State University's Center for International Business Education's directory of internet resources focusing on International Business.

Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is responsible for the protection and advancement of Australia's international interests through contributions to international security, national economic and trade performance, and global cooperation.

APEC

Our region's leading forum, where Asia-Pacific economies strengthen regional links and pursue common trade and economic goals.

World Trade Organization (WTO)

Global international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations.

Marketing and Electronic Commerce

Advertising World

From the University of Texas. Resources for advertising & marketing professionals, students, and teachers.

Brint.com    
 

Business and technology knowledge portal and global community network for e-business, information, technology and knowledge management.

The electronic and distributed commerce page of the WWW Virtual Library Project


Links to news sites, subscription e-mail newsletters, commercial sites, e-commerce products and downloads, and business cases which provides research marketing tools for e-commerce professionals.

KnowThis.com    

The Internet's reference and resource Web site for marketing, research, advertising, selling, promotion and more.

 


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How do I cite and manage my information resources

Ask your lecturer which citation style is used in your School.  Endnote bibliographic software is available from the service desk to manage your sources when undertaking in-depth research. The Library provides training in EndNote.

Author-Date Utas School of Management Referencing Style Manual
(check with your lecturer)

based on:
Academy of Management Style Guide
Harvard Style (Author-Date) Harvard System- Library Helpsheet

Citation styles for online resources  

This site includes examples of citing sources from the Web using MLA, APA, and Chicago style guides.

Library holdings of citation style guides

This list includes guides to citation and other issues of style and presentation.

EndNote Introductory Guide 

Outlines the most basic functions of EndNote - useful for the beginner


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