GreenFILE brings together resources spanning a broad range of disciplines that cover the human impact on the environment. GreenFILE is a great source for both scientific studies and general interest reading, from physics to marketing. Full-text articles will be available through the database or through interlibrary loan.
The database really shines when you tap into the formal tags or Subjects to help you search the database. For instance, if you search for “CLIMATIC changes” as a subject, only the articles with this tag will appear in your results.
After you’ve conducted your initial search you can choose between the specific kinds of sources available. If you are looking for current trends or professional publications you might select Magazines. For the more in depth studies and scientific experiments you can focus your search by selecting Academic Journals.
GreenFILE is also available through a free version online, but you will only have access to the full-text articles through Bentley’s subscription or if you use your local library.
Download the article to your laptop or email a digital copy to yourself and save a tree!
Gale Cengage has a great product with Global Issues in Context (GIC). It is especially relevant to expository writing and classes discussing cultures, current events, and politics.
GIC serves up information on a broad variety of topics including:
Conflict diplomacy, society, and world politics (true to its namesake of ‘global’ there are 80+ issues)
Science and epidemics, such as ebola and vaccination
Technology, i.e., medical breakthroughs and space exploration triumphs
Human interest stories, such as literacy, ethics in cell genome research
They publish their material in two formats, both with inviting graphics and clickable links: the Portal page and the Results page. Presentation type depends on the timeliness, volume or persistence of the topic.
Note on this Portal page for ebola, the video option on the upper left and the “related portals” on the lower left. [Click to view larger]
Savor the depth of topic treatment and the varying degrees of scholarliness in the content. For example, go to Browse Topics > Conflict and Diplomacy from the front page and activate “Iran: International Relations”.
Slice it the Google way by entering keywords in the search box. Try “Pollution” for an example of a good Results page with rich returns; don’t rush through it.
Chase your topic by geography as an alternative. From the main page choose the path Browse Issues and Topics > Browse Regions > Asia. Choose “China” and then pick from an array of Portal pages.
Sample the world map from the main horizontal menu. Focus on a country of interest and then activate the pin icon displayed visually in your target.
One last thing, the great navigation. GIC’s main menu at the top persists on every page to make for predictable, easy wayfinding.
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Database of the Month provides a very brief introduction to a database available from the Library’s website, highlighting key features of the database that you should know about. If you would like more information about this database (or any of the library’s databases), please Ask a Librarian. If you would like a demonstration of this database for a class, please contact Adam Williams, Research Instruction Coordinator at awilliams@bentley.edu.
RIA Checkpoint, also known as Thomson Reuters Checkpoint, provides access to ERISA, Internal Revenue Code & Regulations, State Codes & Regulations, Tax Cases, Tax Rulings, IRS Pubs & Other Tax Docs.
Here are some highlights and features of the Bentley Library’s institutional subscription:
Under the Table of Contents tab, users can browse to the specific document.
Under the Search tab, researchers can “find by citation” codes and regulations, cases, rulings, and IRS publications or researchers can use two different keyword interfaces. One keyword interface is called the “Intuitive Search” and the other is called “Terms & Connectors”. Intuitive Search recognizes if you enter a sentence, terms & connectors, or a citation and interprets your query to return the most relevant results for the terms you entered. It takes advantage of historical usage data, giving higher importance to documents that are frequently accessed. The second keyword interface is called “Terms & Connectors” which utilizes a more traditional search query language.
Top three search tips to increase relevancy in both the “Intuitive Search” and “Terms & Connectors” are:
“use quotes around phrases”
use the & symbol instead of AND between your search terms requiring both search terms appear in the results.
use of /p between search terms will require the terms to appear within 50 words of each other.
RIA Tax Watch (a chronological highlight of changes or proposed changes in tax legislation). Easily accessed under the Home tab in the My Quick Links area.
Personal Investment Calculators are available under the Tools area. Calculators are available for Auto, Business, Credit Card, Investment, Loan, Mortgage, Personal, Retirement, Savings & Tax guidance.
Quick Tax Amounts calculators are available under the Search tab in the Go To area.
RIA Checkpoint is accessible via the library’s Databases A-Z page, and the Databases by Subject:Law & Taxation page. This database is limited to ten simultaneous users. Please contact the Reference Desk if you have questions or would like assistance using it.
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Database of the Month provides a very brief introduction to a database available from the Library’s website, highlighting key features of the database that you should know about. If you would like more information about this database (or any of the library’s databases), please Ask a Librarian. If you would like a demonstration of this database for a class, please contact Adam Williams, Research Instruction Coordinator at awilliams@bentley.edu.
U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets, compiled by the U.S. Department of State, is a free, rich source of information about bilateral (i.e., involving two parties) relations between the United States and other countries of the world.
Each U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheet focuses on background information and current U.S. relations with a particular country, U.S. assistance to and economic relations with the country, the country’s membership in international organizations, and information about U.S. ambassadors, embassies, and/or consulates in the country.
Each country’s Bilateral Relations Fact Sheet page also includes reports from relevant U.S. government agencies on the following topics:
History of recognition, diplomatic, and consular relations
Country Facts
Human Rights
Religious Freedom
Trafficking in Persons
Narcotics Control
Investment Climate
Energy
Trade
Exports/Imports
Business and Travel
U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets (U.S. State Dept.) is accessible via the library’s Databases A-Z page, and the Country Reports, Data, & Statistics section of the International Business subject page. Please contact the Reference Desk if you have questions or would like assistance using it.
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Database of the Month provides a very brief introduction to an important research database, highlighting key features of the database that you should know about. If you would like more information about this database (or any of the library’s databases), please Ask a Librarian. If you would like a demonstration of this database for a class, please contact Adam Williams, Research Instruction Coordinator at awilliams@bentley.edu.
Mintel Reports is one of the Bentley Library’s premier databases for consumer market, product and brand research. Mintel’s coverage is domestic and international, providingreports for the US, UK, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy and Spain.
Database Features
Using primary and secondary data sources, Mintel publishes more than 600 market research and consumer lifestyle reports in the Beauty & Personal Care; Food & Drink; Financial Services; Health & Wellbeing; Household Goods; Lifestyles; Retail & Apparel; Technology & Media; and Travel sectors.
Mintel helps researchers understand customers, markets and product usage by providing:
market sizes, shares and forecasts
market drivers and performance
consumer demographics, attitudes and behaviors
consumer trends and their business implications
competitive context
leading companies, brand profiles and brand share
advertising, promotion and marketing strategies
product innovations
retail channels
social media overviews
Researchers can download Mintel’s infographics, data, charts and graphs to use in reports and presentations. In addition to market research reports, the Mintel database contains current product and brand news and analyst insights.
Create a Mintel Reports Account
To use the Mintel Reports database you must register for an account using a Bentley email address. At the Mintel Reports log-in page, first-time users should click on [Create a Personal Profile]. Complete the registration form using your Bentley email address.
Access the Mintel Reports Database
Visit the Marketing Databases page to access Mintel Reports and other consumer and market research resources.
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Database of the Month provides a very brief introduction to an important research database, highlighting key features of the database that you should know about. If you would like more information about this database (or any of the library’s databases) please Ask a Librarian. If you would like a demonstration of this database for a class, please contact Adam Williams, Research Instruction Coordinator at awilliams@bentley.edu.
Described by its publisher EBSCO as “the world’s most comprehensive, scholarly full-text database for multidisciplinary research”, Academic Search Complete is a database suitable for many different kinds of research here at Bentley. It provides access to a broad variety of information, both scholarly and popular, in a wide range of academic fields and disciplines. This is a great database to use for any number of classes, from English and Expository Writing to History, Psychology, and Sociology courses.
Some of its key strengths are:
Indexes and abstracts over 13,780 journals
Provides full-text access to over 9,000 journals, 7,850 of which are peer-reviewed journals
PDFs of articles dating back to 1887
Subjects covered in Academic Search Complete include:
Astronomy, biology, chemistry, geology, physics, and zoology
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Ethnic & multicultural studies
Women’s studies
Psychology
Religion & Philosophy
Law
Mathematics
Searching
Use the Advanced Search screen to limit your search results to articles in scholarly journals, articles from a particular publication, or full text articles only
Use the Subject: Thesaurus Term function on the results page to narrow your search results by subject
Narrow your search results to articles published within a certain date range
Other Functions
Print, email, and export the article to EndNote or RefWorks using the Tools functions
Use the Cite function to create the citation for an article in 7 different citation formats, including MLA and APA
The Folder function allows you to save relevant search results for later viewing
Use the Search for a Full Text Copy of the Article function to see if an article is available through another Bentley database
Academic Search Complete is accessible via the library’s Databases A-Z and Databases by Subject pages. Please contact the Reference Desk if you have questions or would like assistance using Academic Search Complete.
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Database of the Month provides a very brief introduction to an important research database, highlighting key features of the database that you should know about. If you would like more information about this database (or any of the library’s databases) please Ask a Librarian. If you would like a demonstration of this database for a class, please contact Adam Williams, Research Instruction Coordinator at awilliams@bentley.edu.
Business Source Complete adds much more content to the Ebsco family of business databases. Not only does it include over 2,000 peer-reviewed journals, but it indexes and provides abstracts to the most important scholarly journals in business, dating back to 1886 in some instances. Some of these are the top ranking journals used in business school research, such as the Academy of Management Review, Accounting Review, Econometrica, Harvard Business Review, Journal of Accounting and Economics, Journal of Political Economy, MIS Quarterly, MIT Sloan Management Review, Quarterly Journal of Economics, and Review of Financial Studies, along with many others.
Business Source Complete includes:
More than 1,150,000 company profiles written by independent analysts from MarketLine, a leading business information company, and Medtrack, a biopharmaceutical corporate intelligence company. Business Monitor Reports make available information on 24 industries in 200 global markets.
There are 1,440 Country Reports included in this database. These comprehensive reports provide past and current information on the business, economic, legal, employment, tax and political climate and risk of a country. Analysis and forecasts come from IHS Global Insight, Business Monitor International, Going Global Career Guides, and Country Watch information sources.
There are 28Working Papers published by Yale School of Management, the U.S. Federal Reserve Board, University of Michigan Business School, Columbia University and Harvard Business School. Neither Yale nor Harvard include the full text of the papers.
7,648 Industry Profiles are from U.S. Industry & Market Outlook and World Industry & Market Outlook. These 250-page, up-to-date reports provide trends (reported and estimated) in industry sales, number of establishments, and number of employees for major global industries. Here is an example of information offered from a recent Services Industry Report.
Click to view larger image of the Services Industry Report.
In addition to all this, Business Source Complete includes more than 10,270 case studies, over 8,800 executive interviews, and 57 videos from the Harvard Business School faculty seminar series from leading business scholars including Michael D. Watkins, Tarun Khanna, and Amy Edmonson, to name a few.
To access the videos, click on the Business Videos link under the Browse column, enter the search terms in the Find field and click Search. To view all available Business Videos, search using the term Business.
You have the option of viewing the lecture in full or reading it in a PDF. Topics range from Brand Positioning to Business Leadership. The videos are between 30 and 60 minutes long, but may be viewed in 2-3 minute segments by subtopic.
Database of the Month provides a very brief introduction to an important research database, highlighting key features of the database that you should know about. If you would like more information about this database (or any of the library’s databases) please Ask a Librarian. If you would like a demonstration of this database for a class, please contact Adam Williams, Research Instruction Coordinator at awilliams@bentley.edu.
Ad$pender from Kantar Media is a web based tool that you can use to track spending on advertising by industry, company, brand or product. Ad$pender provides the current five years of national spending on internet, television, magazines, newspaper, radio and outdoor (billboard) channels. Data is accessed through customizable reports which are available to download as a spreadsheet or view in .pdf format.
Questions you can answer using this resource include:
How much does a specific company spend on advertising?
Which media channels do companies use to market their products?
When do companies spend money on advertising?
What industries spend the most money advertising on the Internet?
And many more…
How to create a Custom Report
Steps to retrieve data:
Select Media/Market (i.e. Internet Advertising / Boston Market)
Select Time Period (i.e. Month, Year to Date, 2012, etc.). You can select multiple time periods.
Select Product or Show All (i.e. a category might be Baby Products/ a product might be Nike)
Report Format (choose the rows you want to show and the order for sorting).
Report Options(.csv, .pdf, etc.)
Report Summary (give your report a name and review the specific criteria that you’ve chosen).
After you have created and run a report, your screen will appear as below:
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As this tool is web based, you need to keep using the “Refresh Listing” button [Red #1 on above screen capture] to find out if the report has finished running. The final report will appear under view [Red #2 in the above screen capture] when the report is completed. The check mark [Red #3 in the above screen capture] is for the specifications or spec of the report. The Spec report is a useful way of keeping track of what you asked for. You can use the Spec report as a way of rerunning or tweaking your report criteria to find the data you want.
Of note: The time it takes to run the report depends on the size of the data set requested. The more specific you can be with your request, the smaller the file size and the faster the report will run.
More Information and Help
Help is available at the Ad$pender site including a “Brand Central” document that is particularly useful for understanding the hierarchy of Ad$pender’s category and product levels. The Goizueta Business Library also provides this excellent handout for using this resource. Please contact the Reference Desk if you’d like more help using Ad$pender.
Database of the Month provides a very brief introduction to an important research database, highlighting key features of the database that you should know about. If you would like more information about this database (or any of the library’s databases) please Ask a Librarian. If you would like a demonstration of this database for a class, please contact Adam Williams, Research Instruction Coordinator at awilliams@bentley.edu.
Mintel Reports
Steps to retrieve data:
