Business Source Ultimate provides access to millions of journal articles, news articles, case studies, industry profiles, country reports, SWOT analysis and more.
Covers all aspects of business and management including
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Journal articles are one of the main forms of academic source that you’ll encounter during your studies. This workshop will introduce you to advanced search techniques and show you how to find high-quality journal articles, using both the Library Portal and academic databases.
After this session you may want to attend Searching for sources beyond the Library Portal.