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| Business writing | 808.06665 |
| Research methods | 001, 300.72 |
| Research methods - Business and Management | 650.072, 658.0072 |
Research is all about knowing what you need and finding the right terms and search strategies to find the information. Here are some questions to start you off:
- What do I already know?
- What more do I need to know?
- Who are the experts in the field and what terms do they use?
- How does the information that I've found fit with what I need?
On this page there are links to library databases/online journals and business/technical writing books to help you get started. Start with the Search box above.
- Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
Searches articles, reports and other academic resources. Includes free access to resources the MIT Library subscribes to.
- APA Style Guide - Italics, Bold, Headings Use this guide for examples of when to use italic and bold styles for text, and how to format headings in APA style
- APA Style Guide - Numbers and UnitsUse this guide for examples of how to correctly express numbers and units in APA style
Big data and social science: Data science methods and tools for research and practice by Dewey Number: 300.285 BIGPublication Date: 2020
Doing academic research: A practical guide to research methods and analysis by Dewey Number: 001.4 GOUPublication Date: 2019
Research design: Qualitative, quantitative & mixed methods approaches by Dewey Number: 300.72 CREPublication Date: 2018
Business and professional writing: A basic guide by Dewey Number: 808.06665 MACPublication Date: 2019
How to write reports and proposals: Create attention-grabbing documents that achieve your goals by Dewey Number: 808.066 FORPublication Date: 2019
Business writing for technical people: The most effective ways to get your message across by Publication Date: 2018
Essentials of business research methods by Publication Date: 2019
Proposal writing for business research projects by Publication Date: 2022
Technical and professional writing genres: A study in theory and practice by Publication Date: 2019
Technical writing by Publication Date: 2016
- ACM Digital Library This link opens in a new window The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Digital Library is a Full-Text Collection of all ACM publications, including journals, conference proceedings, technical magazines, newsletters on Computing and computer engineering. NB: ACM eBooks are not included in our subscription.
- Applied Science and Technology Source This link opens in a new window Useful for all engineering courses. Very good for computer, electronic, civil, materials and environmental engineering.
- Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window Useful for research in all business areas..
- Gale OneFile: Computer Science This link opens in a new window Provides news and reviews in areas such as hardware, sofware, engineering and the applications of technology.
- Gale Business: Insights This link opens in a new window provides an extensive collection of business intelligence, combining Gale reference content with respected business sources and full-text periodicals...access more than 430,000 detailed company profiles with company financial data, in-depth country overviews, and comprehensive industry profiles.
- Tuwhera Open Access A range of journals edited by academic staff at Auckland University of Technology,