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Subjects: Citing Your Sources

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Top Resources

Canadian Business & Current Affairs (CBCA) This link opens in a new window
Canadian Business & Current Affairs (CBCA) Database provides access to Canadian academic journals, newspapers, magazines and reports on topics ranging from business, current events, public policy, health, culture, and more.
Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
Provides full-text articles plus indexing and abstracts for the most important scholarly business journals, as well as company profiles, SWOT analyses, market research reports, and more.

Small Business Accelerator Program
Use the free tools on this website to structure your market research, grow your business, gauge potential market size or learn the latest industry trends

Statista This link opens in a new window
Statista provides access to over 1 million statistics on over 80,000 topics, as well as industry reports, market studies and consumer surveys.

Find books & ebooks

Search here for books, eBooks, streaming videos and more.

Research FAQs

There are a few ways to find articles from the library's website.

To search all article databases at once:

1. Go to the library's homepage.

2. Scroll down until you see the search bar

3. Enter keywords related to your topic & hit search

To search in a specific database:

1. Go to the library's homepage.

2. Click on "Find Materials"

3. Click on "All Databases (A-Z)"

4. Select a database from the list

5. Search the database using keywords or short phrases. Watch the video below for more tips on searching Academic Search Complete.

1. Go to the library's homepage

2. Scroll down and click on Find Materials

3. Click on Find Books and eBooks.

4. Enter keywords related to your topic or the title of a book & hit search.

5. Use the options on the left-hand side to limit to books (which will only include print books) or eBooks.

The words scholarly and academic are often used interchangeably. Academic sources:

Are written by academics who are considered experts on a topic
Intended for other experts to read
Based on original research
Provide citations for all sources used
Are usually peer-reviewed by other experts on the topic before being published

To learn more, check out the Find Articles page on this tutorial.

Look for these clues:

References provided at the end of chapters or the end of the book
References used are academic sources. Look to see that journals and books are cited rather than popular websites and magazines.
Uses language that is specific to the discipline. Does it appear that the authors intended their work to be read by other experts? If so, it may be an academic source.
Expert author with credentials provided. Check the back of the book for information about the author.
Published by a University press or professional organization

Make sure you are using keywords to search
If your first search doesn't get useful results, try replacing your keywords with synonyms
Make sure you are using formal language as keywords
See the Find Articles page for more help

If you're still stuck, come see a librarian for more help!

These websites & guides may be useful:

First, make sure the source you are using meets your assignment requirements. For example, avoid using websites if your instructor tells you to only use scholarly articles.

For more tips on evaluating sources, see the evaluating sources page for more information on finding reliable sources.