Look in academic databases
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2025 4:24 am
“I just want to look around” – still search systematically
It is always good to get a first impression of a topic through literature. This is a good idea and you can go about this in two ways. You can simply search academic databases or if you generally want to know what is going on in academia - browse academic journals.
Option 1:
The nice thing about the academy is that everything is clearly organized in databases. This night clubs and bars email list means you can browse academic databases easily and for free. These databases are: Emerald, Springerlink, ScienceDirect, EBSCO (ASC, BSC, EconLIT) and Google Scholar. It is important that you search using a search string. To do this, connect the words you are looking for with AND, OR and NOT. For example, you can search for agile supply chain processes in companies with the search string in the image and for agility outside of the company with "AGILE" AND "COMPANY" NOT "IT". You can also use brackets like "AGILE" AND ("MARKETING" OR "LOGISTIC").
Now set the time period to the last 3 years (my recommendation) and scan through the headings. If you have an exciting article, click on it and read the abstract. Is it relevant? Then read the article in full or the relevant parts of the article. If you just want to have a quick browse, just read the headings on the first three pages and you will get an idea of what research is being done. For example, if you want to write about agile logistics: search for "AGILE" AND "LOGISTIC" AND "COMPANY", sort by "Newsest first" and browse through the headings.
It is always good to get a first impression of a topic through literature. This is a good idea and you can go about this in two ways. You can simply search academic databases or if you generally want to know what is going on in academia - browse academic journals.
Option 1:
The nice thing about the academy is that everything is clearly organized in databases. This night clubs and bars email list means you can browse academic databases easily and for free. These databases are: Emerald, Springerlink, ScienceDirect, EBSCO (ASC, BSC, EconLIT) and Google Scholar. It is important that you search using a search string. To do this, connect the words you are looking for with AND, OR and NOT. For example, you can search for agile supply chain processes in companies with the search string in the image and for agility outside of the company with "AGILE" AND "COMPANY" NOT "IT". You can also use brackets like "AGILE" AND ("MARKETING" OR "LOGISTIC").
Now set the time period to the last 3 years (my recommendation) and scan through the headings. If you have an exciting article, click on it and read the abstract. Is it relevant? Then read the article in full or the relevant parts of the article. If you just want to have a quick browse, just read the headings on the first three pages and you will get an idea of what research is being done. For example, if you want to write about agile logistics: search for "AGILE" AND "LOGISTIC" AND "COMPANY", sort by "Newsest first" and browse through the headings.