Article Databases
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Business Source UltimateJournals, industry reports, market research reports, etc. Use in place of ABI-Inform.
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EconLitCorresponds to Journal of Economic Literature and the Index of Economic Articles, and covers journal articles, dissertations, chapters in books, conference proceedings and entire books.
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Readers’ Guide Full TextIndexes popular magazines like Time and Newsweek.
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Academic Search PremierAcademic Search Premier is an interdisciplinary database, covering a broad range of subjects. It contains indexing for 8,172 publications, with full text for nearly 4,700 of those titles.
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Regional Business NewsRegional Business News provides comprehensive full text coverage for regional business publications. Incorporates coverage of 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.
Set up Google Scholar preferences to access Furman's subscription full text of articles from off campus.
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Want to make your searching even better AND faster? Check out these short videos below. Total runtimes are indicated by parentheses.
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Boolean OperatorsHow to use Boolean Operators to improve your search. (2:20)
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NestingIt's not just for the birds! How to use nesting to group keywords to keep your results relevant. (0:41)
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Truncat*Tired of trying to think of all the many ways to say the same word? Truncate it! (0:33)
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WildcardsLearn how to use wildcards for better searching, especially in international literature. (0:26)
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Field SearchingUse the different fields to refine and narrow your search results. (1:05)
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Subject HeadingsUse subject headings to find related items quickly and easily. (1:24)