The Pew Internet & American Life Project produces reports that explore the impact of the internet on families, communities, work and home, daily life, education, health care, and civic and political life. The Project aims to be an authoritative source on the evolution of the internet through collection of data and analysis of real-world developments as they affect the virtual world.
Carmichael Library
How Do I
Class Handouts ~
The Library component of MIS450 teaches the research skills necessary to locate and access appropriate sources for MIS and business information. In order to do an in-depth research paper, the following research sources, particularly the Library Databases, will assist you in your research.
Please consult a Reference Librarian for additional assistance if necessary.
Kathleen Lowe lowek@montevallo.edu 665-6109
►Find Articles and Journals
►MIS Journals in the Library
►Find Books
►Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Directories
►MIS Gateways
►Statistics
►Company Rankings
►Careers & Networking
►Fun Stuff
Find Articles and
Journals
Business Source Premier
Business Source Premier, is the industry’s most used
business research database, providing full text for more than 2,300
journals, including full text for more than 1,100 peer-reviewed business
publications. Journal ranking studies reveal that Business Source Premier is
superior to the competition in full text coverage in all disciplines of
business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and
economics
Emerald Fulltext
Provides academic and professional management literature from leading
journals with a focus on international coverage in the fields of management,
organizational development, information management and communications.
Communication & Mass Media Complete
Includes over abstracts and citations to over 600 journals titles including
300 full-text journals covering the fields of communication and media.
Lexis-Nexis
Full-text access from over 5,900 news, business,
legal, medical, and reference publications,
including broadcast news transcripts, US federal
and state case law, business news, and SEC
filings
Central Search
Search across multiple library databases
MIS journals in print
Carmichael Library subscribes to the following journals in print. Print titles are located in the Main Floor
- Computerworld (Current issues in Browsing, ask for back issues at the Circulation desk)
- Information Resources Management Journal
- Journal of Computer Information Systems
- Journal of Information Systems Education
- PC Magazine
- PC World
- Wired
Find Books
Library
Catalog
The
Library Catalog
is often the best place to begin research. Search by author, title,
subject, keyword, or a variety of other specialized searches.
Several examples of standard Management Information Systems subject headings appropriate for use in the Main Catalog when searching for Management Information Systems materials are:
- Database management
- Database management -- Computer programs (Subject heading DATABASE MANAGEMENT and the Subdivision COMPUTER PROGRAMS)
- Electronic commerce
- Electronic data interchange (Narrower topic for ELECTRONIC COMMERCE)
- Programming (electronic computers)
- Computer algorithms (Broader topic for PROGRAMMING)
- System analysis
Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Directories
The Concise Encyclopedia of the
Ethics of New Technologies|
Ref. TP 248.23 .C664 2001
Milestones in Computer Science and
Information Technology
Ref. QA 76 .R434 2003
Webopedia
Online dictionary and search engine for computer and Internet technology
definitions
MIS Gateways
BRINT.com
- the BizTech Network
A rich store of information and research on
Business Technology Management and Information Management
INFORMS
Online: The Institute for Operations Research and the Management
Sciences
The largest professional society for professionals in the field of
operations research (O.R.)
CIO.com
Provides technology and business leaders with insight and analysis on
information technology trends and a keen understanding of IT's role in
achieving business goals.
Statistics
EMARKETER
Market and Industry Research Reports and statistics
E-Stats - Measuring
the Electronic Economy
The U.S. Census Bureau site devoted exclusively to
"measuring the electronic economy."
A Nation Online -
U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration
A Nation Online: Entering the Broadband Age is the sixth report
released by the U.S. Department of
Commerce examining the use of computers, the Internet, and other information
technology tools by the American people.
PEW Internet & American Life Project
Company Rankings
Business 2.0 Fastest Growing Companies
CNN.Money.com report includes rankings such as Top Job Growth, Best
Stock Returns, Fastest-Growing by State
Deloitte Technology Fast 500
Deloitte ranks the 500 fastest-growing technology
companies, public and private, in regions around the world. It includes
various areas of technology including Internet, life sciences, computers and
semiconductors.
Info Tech 100
Business Week 2007
Ranking of public technology companies return on equity, shareholder return
and revenue growth.
Careers & Networking
Riley Guide
CollegeJournal from the Wall Street Journal
Fun Stuff
Career Information
MonsterTRAK.com
Provides career information and additional sources of helpful information
geared to students and recent graduates.
Virtual
Interviews
Test your interview
skills with potential questions and answers at
MonsterTRAK.com's site for the campus crowd.
Self-Assessment
Discover
Your Perfect Career!
Check out MonsterTRAK.com's Career
Center and take the test.
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