Welcome to SFU! 

This is just a short guide to a few key resources and some ways to get help with your research. The SFU Library has many more resources and services to support you -- please ask!

-- Mark Bodnar (Business Librarian - Burnaby/Surrey campuses: mbodnar@sfu.ca)

Key Resources

• Business Source Complete
  Key business database containing academic/scholarly business journal articles, as well as thousands of business news sources and trade magazines
   
• Canadian Newsstream
  Search through the issues of major newspapers in Canada from the last several years 
   
• Nexis Uni and Factiva
  Two news databases with much broader coverage than Canadian Newsstream
   
• SFU Library catalogue
  Find out which books, ebooks, and journals we own
   
• Finding Business and Trade Associations
  Short guide to key associations that are relevant to the subjects/concentrations within Business here at SFU

Help

• Business Information Resources at the SFU Library
  Your new super-favourite homepage! Lists business databases, research guides (including many for specific courses), and key resources -- including your most important resource: the Business Librarian team at SFU.
   
• Videos, Interactive Tutorials, and More on Researching at SFU
  The Library's growing collection of multimedia guides will get you up to speed on research skills.
   
  A few key guides:
  • Finding articles: Where to look [video]
  • Finding articles: Advanced search techniques [video]
  • Moving from citation to article: Find the full text of an article from the article citation [guide]
  • Finding electronic books [video]
  • Generating search terms [video]
  • Finding news sources [video]
     
• Start Your Research Here 
  SFU Library's overview of the research process, with links to further resources and guides at each step.
   
• How to Read a Paper 
  Learn how to decipher dense academic papers with this introduction to the "3-Pass Approach" by Srinivasan Keshav of the University of Waterloo.
   
• How to Read a Book, v5.0 
  Similar to the resource above, this guide from Paul Edwards of the University of Michigan will help you save time and improve comprehension when reading/scanning the sorts of complex books you need to read at university.
   
• Strategies for Learning, Reading, Writing, Time Management and much more 
  These resources from SFU's Student Learning Commons will make your academic life so much smoother!
   
• Ask a Librarian services at the SFU Library
  Don't hesitate to ask for help.  We are always happy to help SFU's researchers learn how to use our resources efficiently and effectively.