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Ethics in Business

Guide for finding sources at the George T. Potter Library
 BADM-301, Prof. Abzug

January 28, 2008

Irene Kuchta

ikuchta@ramapo.edu

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 I. Library Homepage

• Provides access to the catalog (OPAC), databases, interlibrary loan forms, etc.

II. Finding Books at the Potter Library

• Catalog: use this to find books, periodical titles (NOT articles ), government documents, reserve items, music,and movies owned by the Library. You may limit a search by language, year(s) of publication, type of material, etc. This may take a few seconds to load.

• Use the Basic Search to find material using Keywords
  • For example: search for "business ethics " or "corporate responsibility"   or "corporate social responsibility" to locate a broad range of materials the library has on these keywords
  • When you find an appropriate title, click on the Related Records tab located at the top of a catalog record to see which Library of Congress subject headings are discussed in that particular book/DVD/periodical

OR

• Search the catalog using Subject Browse feature if you know the relevant Library of Congress subject heading
  • For example:
    • Ethics
    • Social Ethics
    • Applied Ethics
    • Business Ethics
  Tips

1. Start with broad searches. It is much easier to discard too much rather than start with too little.
2. If you don't know the Subject Heading, use the Related Records tab located on the top of a catalog record to get to the headings. This will help you focus in on more relevant material.
3. Can "virtually" browse the shelves by clicking on the call number in a record.
   

IIA.  Finding Videos

Search OPAC using keyword and limit to Video/DVD

III. Philanthropy

• GuideStar.org (email=referenc@ramapo.edu, password=ramapo07)
• CharityNavigator.org   
• CharityWatch.org     

IV. Electronic Resources

• Some useful Databases for your projects:

Both of these links can be found under QUICK LINKS on the library's homepage.

Tips

1. Always switch to the Advanced Search page in a database. This will give you more control over your results.
2. Always use Boolean Operators-AND, OR, NOT and Quotation Marks when running a search. For Example: democracy and (realist or realism) and critique OR (democracy or "political science") and "human rights"
3. Always check your Spelling if the database results are zero.
4. Use the Subject Terms or Thesaurus link, if available, to find the best terms to use in a database.

Use the Citing Websites and Print Sources for "Works Cited" citation style guidance

Use Citing Sources for examples of "In-Text Citations" and "Works Cited"

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