+  Recommended Research Databases
+  Legal Research Information
+  Additional Help

Recommended Research Databases

All of the following databases (plus many more!) can also be found on the "Research Databases" pages of the BGSU Libraries Homepage.

• Business Source Complete : Contains citations to articles in business magazines and academic journals, including the Journal of Business Ethics, Business Ethics Quarterly and Business and Professional Ethics Journal. Many of the articles are available full text.
  
  
• Lexis-Nexis Academic : Contains the full text of articles from hundreds of newspapers, magazines, and journals. Also contains large Business Research and Legal Research sections. In addition to periodical articles, the Business section has a wealth of company financial information from a variety of respected business resources. The Legal Research section includes a large legal journal collection, a fairly comprehensive Case Law collection, current Codes & Regulations, plus more.
  
  

  Search Tips:

  • Use the tabs at the top to access the Business and Legal Research sections.
  • Use the w/s and w/p operators to make your searches more precise and to retrieve fewer results.

• Wall Street Journal : Contains the full text of the Wall Street Journal from June 1979 to the present.
  
  

Legal Research Information

• Finding Primary Sources of Law : A brief overview of the three primary sources of law.
• Legal Resources at BGSU Libraries & on the Web : A list (by type of law) of some legal information resources that can be found in the BGSU Jerome Library, Library Research Databases, or freely on the Web.
• Making Sense of Legal Citations : A brief guide to interpreting basic legal citations, with a list of common legal abbreviations.

Additional Help

• Ask-a-Librarian: http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/library/assistance/
  In person, by phone, e-mail, or chat.
  
  
• OhioLINK Help and Hints: Citing Sources in a Paper:
  http://www.ohiolink.edu/help/cite-sources.html
  Links to citation guides in various formats, including MLA, APA, & Chicago.