Books might also be a useful resource for your research, especially if this is your first marketing plan. Check the OSU catalog for books available at both Cascades and in Corvallis.
Try keyword searching for "marketing plan" (just like that, in quotes) or, if you really want to get fancy do a subject search for "marketing--planning."
Sometimes you find the perfect article, but the full text is nowhere to be found. There are several different methods you can try to get your hands on a copy, but here are the basics:
- Check the catalog or the e-journals list to see if we have an electronic subscription to the journal. If we do, see if it covers the year you need.
- Check the catalog to see if they have the journal on the shelf in Corvallis. If they do, they'll scan the article you need and email it to you.
- If we don't have a subscription to the journal for the year you need, order the article through interlibrary loan (ILL) .
Some things that mess people up:
- Our databases don't always talk to our e-journals very well. Just because you don't see the .pdf doesn't mean we don't have it.
- When you search the catalog or the e-journal list you must search for the JOURNAL title. Most people try the article title and that just won't work.
- Sometimes we get the journal but it's not the right date. If that's the case we'll have to get it from another library.
- Sometimes what you need is a book chapter rather than an article. Then you search for the book title in the catalog .
You can always, always, at any point with any question ask a librarian for help with this. We can get almost anything you need if you have a little time to spare. Don't waste your time or let yourself get frustrated!
There are two ways to get help with your writing--remember ALL good writers need someone else to read over their work, it doesn't mean you're not a good writer. It's too hard to catch errors when you've been staring at the same pages for hours on end!
On Campus:
OSU Cascades writing tutor
Online:
OSU Online Writing Lab
