Business Information Systems

The Library purchases high-quality subscription resources to support your assignments.

Use the University VPN system to access these resources any time, anywhere.

 

Getting Started

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New students might like to take a Virtual Tour of the Library.

For the briefest of introductions, see this slide set.

For an introduction to these Subject Pages see this video.

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"Ask the librarian for research help and she will guide you to some amazing resources you would never have found on your own.  These extra discoveries make the difference between an average paper and one that shines.  As an added bonus, this exercise also shaves hours from your research time."

Cal Newport - Monday Master Class: The Most Important Paper Research Advice You’ve Never Heard [1].

Your Faculty Librarian - see contact details right - can't be available 24/7 but these pages offer some of the best advice and resources available.  However, feel free to get in touch to make a face-to-face or virtual appointment if you think that would be helpful.

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A short guide on how might legitimately use generative AI such as Chat GPT in your coursework, dissertations or research.

• Find your module readings in Moodle

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• Start researching your topic

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fully searchable in EBSCO Discovery

A variety of reference works, including dictionaries, which tutors may well prefer to Wikipedia, and it even tells you how to set out a reference to what you find. Try out the 'Mind Map' feature to see how your keyword links to others - useful for essay planning and dissertation work.

These short videos show you how Credo can speed up your research:

  1. Search tips
  2. Using the automated mind map

Additional access instructions:

For off campus access use this link

What

  • A variant of Google that searches for academic literature

Why

  • Provides access to articles, books, conference papers and preprints
  • Links to Full-text @ Portsmouth where available when settings are applied

How

  • Simple or advanced searching allowing refinement by date, author etc
  • A Library Guide to this resource is available

 

See this video for an introduction to the Library homepage and this video gives a brief tour of these subject pages.  Or try this Library Welcome interactive slide set.

• Use the EBSCO Discovery service

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Books

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Journals and Articles

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Company and Industry resources

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News Services

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Including our Financial Times and Economist subscriptions

Referencing

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Your Subject Team

 Timothy Collinson

Faculty Librarian

email timothy.collinson@port.ac.uk

 Marie Smith

Assistant Faculty Librarian

email Marie.smith@port.ac.uk