Finding Articles in Business Source Complete
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Library Research: Business Source Complete DatabaseDaytona State College Library
When should I use Business Source Complete?
0Use Business Source Complete database when you are looking for articles on business-related topics.0Business Source Complete has articles from
magazines, newspapers, and scholarly/academic business journals.
Click on the link that says “Databases A to Z”
Sign in first
0Your borrower ID is your student ID #0Your PIN is the last four digits of your Social Security
number
Now you see a list of titles
0Business Source Complete is the last “B” entry on the list.
0Click on the title to go to the database.
Click on the blue bar to connect to the database
Now you’re ready to search0If you need scholarly journal articles,
put a check in the box that says “Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals”
0Type your topic into the search box then click on the “Search” button
0You need to spell your search terms correctly
0You don’t need to use any of the other boxes or limiters
Working with your results
0Your results are sorted by relevance0That means the “best” results are on
top, not the newest0Use the slider on the left to weed out
older dates0Click and hold the slider, drag it to the
date you want, and click on “Update”
Now all your results are from within the past ten years
Read the article0 Click on “PDF Full Text” below the
article description0 If you have a choice between PDF and
HTML Full Text, choose PDF.0PDF articles come with page numbers. If
you use a quote from your article in your paper, you will need the page number. HTML does not have page numbers.
Using article tools0Look at the “Tools” menu at the left of
the page0From here, you can print the article, or
email it to yourself0You can also print or save the article by
using the icons at the upper left corner of the article
Citing the Article
0Under the Tools menu, find the icon that looks like a yellow sheet of paper.
0When you mouse over it, it will say “Cite.”0Click on that, then choose your citation style (APA, for
business) from the list.0You can copy and paste the citation into your works
cited or references page.0Note: the citation may not be 100% correct. Check
with an APA style guide for the correct format.0This does not give you the in-text citation.
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