- Email yourself citations from the online database if possible
- Avoiding Plagiarism : short tutorial on what plagiarism is and how to avoid it
- Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) : APA & MLA formatting and style guides
- Citing Sources : A quick and graphic guide
- APA Guide to References When Information is Missing
- Undergraduate Writing Center : drop in or make an appointment to visit with a trained writing consultant
Evaluate every source before using it in your paper.
- Authority: Who wrote this? Do they have credentials or a reputation in the field? Should I be using them as a source of information?
- Content: Is the information relevant? Is this information current enough? Is the information accurate? Is there documentation or evidence?
- Purpose: Is there a bias or agenda? Who is the audience?
- Business Source Complete : Journal, trade publication, and magazine articles covering all aspects of business.
- Factiva : National, international, and local newspapers including the Wall Street Journal.
- MarketLine Advantage : Company reports with SWOT; industry reports with Porter's Five Forces.
- Thomson ONE : Current financials, SEC filings, investment bank reports.
- Compustat (WRDS) : Financial history from 1976; security daily/monthly from 1983.
- KLD Research and Analytics (WRDS) : Social ratings from 1991.
- Execucomp - Compustat (WRDS) : Compensation data from 1992.
- Search for PowerPoint presentations and white papers by adding filetype:ppt or filetype:pdf to your keywords
- Limit to education and organization sites by adding site:edu or site:org to your keywords
