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INBU 3301: Databases - current/credible/varied

Video for researching countries & products 

Business Source Complete

To find country reports type and search a country in the search box. When results get displayed select the Country Reports box on the left hand side of the page below Source Type.  You can also find industry reports this way. E.g., japan power OR germany solar.

Or, try searching using keywords:
argentina solar power

To retrieve scholarly results check the box on the left: Scholarly (Peer Reviewed). Or search from the Library Home page or Google Scholar (more info below).

Passport GMID (Global Market Information Database)

Try the search box along the top of the page with terms such as:

mexico pest

brazil consumers

sweden analgesics
packaging france

wellness brazil
skin care sweden
e-commerce



Tips:
1. Items under the ANALYSIS tab have the most information.

2. Check the date (2022 or newer).
3. Download documents in PDF to print or save. Do not save the web address. 
4. Look for links for Related Articles and More Related Items for more documents.

APA reference examples:
Euromonitor. (2022). Sports drinks in Japan. Passport GMID. http://www.portal.euromonitor.com
Euromonitor. (2023a). Cheese in Germany. 
 Passport GMID. http://www.portal.euromonitor.com

Euromonitor. (2023b). Pest analysis: Peru.
 Passport GMID. http://www.portal.euromonitor.com


in text: (Euromonitor, 2023b, p. 4)

Statista - statistics on all countries. Follow the "Source" link on the right to find more information.
Business Insights Essentials
 - company information
IBISWorld - good for United States industries.

 

 

Websites

The web can be a good source of quality research, including statistical information. Useful, credible websites: 

LibrarySearch

 

Search examples:
taiwan economy
egypt consumers
coffee ethical trends

Resources to help: The differences between Scholarly/Popular/Trade publications and Is this scholarly?

This is the same search box that is on the Library homepage. Once you've done a search, you can change the type of your results by clicking the filters on the right.

  • Check off Articles under the Resource Type filter to just see both popular and scholarly resources.
  • Check off Peer-Reviewed Journals under the Availability filter to find scholarly articles. Select Available online to retrieve full-text articles. 
  • Limit by publication date by using the Creation Date filter
  • Find related articles by clicking on the red arrows (when available)
  • Use the Advanced Search link to open an advanced search box for more precise searching

Find scholarly (peer-reviewed) articles with Google Scholar

For off-campus access click the Menu icon on the left --> Settings --> Library links and add Mount Royal University. 
If you find one good article make sure to "chain" by clicking Cited by and Related articles below its summary.
Tip: determine if the article you've found is scholarly and Is this scholarly?

Citation

III. Video for this section

MRU guide to APA citation and the MRU Guide to APA style (2024-2025).

Student Learning Services - book a 30 minute appointment with a learning strategist for writing or citation assistance or enroll in their free online APA workshop (75 minutes). 

If you use pdf documents its worth including the page number: (Environics, 2023, p. 77).
Click the Ask Us icon to chat live with someone in the library or visit the INFO desk on the first floor for more APA help.

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