Academic databases
You will need to use academic databases to find journal articles, academic papers, conference proceedings, and case studies. Articles tend to be more specific in scope and often take less time to publish than books so you can identify current ideas and case studies.
In addition to the main Library Search, there are two main ways to access articles: searching business specialist databases as well as more general academic databases.
Business specialist databases
Business databases allow you to search through thousands of journal articles, conference papers, case studies all at once. Key business databases include:
To ensure you get good quality results use the search filters to retrieve peer reviewed full text results.
Academic databases
You can also search general academic databases:
You can find a full list of recommended KBS databases by visiting the Digital Resource Directory and filtering your search in the ‘subjects’ field to ‘business’.